Which to use
“forge” and “formes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,389
- “forge” frequency rank
- #1,626
- “formes” frequency rank
- 15015
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | forge | formes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Usine dans laquelle la fonte de fer est transformée en métal. | Pluriel de forme. |
Where the eye mixes forge and formes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: forge vs formes
A purely visual mix-up. forge (\fɔʁʒ\) 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 15015, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
forge is recorded at frequency rank #13,389, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɔʁʒ\. 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 15015, this pair ranks #394,230 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of forge vs formes
Shared letters: efor. Private to "forge": g. Private to "formes": ms.
"forge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "formes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "forge" and "formes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "forge" or "formes"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "forge" 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 #394,230 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "forge" and "formes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fange vs forge". 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 #394,230 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.