Which to use
“forgée” and “formées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,690
- “forgée” frequency rank
- #15,633
- “formées” frequency rank
- 49323
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | forgée | formées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de forger. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de former. |
Where the eye mixes forgée and formées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. forgée runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against formées's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between forgée and formées
A purely visual mix-up. forgée (\fɔʁ.ʒe\) and formées (\fɔʁ.me\) 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 49323, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
forgée is recorded at frequency rank #33,690, classified as averb, pronounced \fɔʁ.ʒe\. formées is at rank #15,633, tagged as averb, pronounced \fɔʁ.me\.
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 49323, this pair ranks #171,648 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of forgée vs formées
Shared letters: eforé. Private to "forgée": g. Private to "formées": ms.
"forgée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "formées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "forgée" for "formées" ever safe?
Which is more common, "forgée" or "formées"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "forgée" and "formées" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "forgée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "formées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #171,648 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "forgée" and "formées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "forer vs forgée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #171,648 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.