Which to use
“forages” and “formes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,563
- “forages” frequency rank
- #1,626
- “formes” frequency rank
- 30189
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | forages | formes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de forage. | Pluriel de forme. |
Where the eye mixes forages and formes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. forages runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against formes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between forages and formes
A purely visual mix-up. forages (\fɔ.ʁaʒ\) and formes (\fɔʁm\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30189, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
forages is recorded at frequency rank #28,563, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɔ.ʁaʒ\. formes is at rank #1,626, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɔʁm\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 30189, this pair ranks #311,945 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of forages vs formes
Shared letters: efors. Private to "forages": ag. Private to "formes": m.
"forages" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "formes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "forages" for "formes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "forages" or "formes"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "forages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "formes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #311,945 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "forages" and "formes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "florales vs forages". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #311,945 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.