Which to use
“forget” and “format” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,629
- “forget” frequency rank
- #2,518
- “format” frequency rank
- 24147
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | forget | format |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partie en débord d’une toiture. | Dimensions caractéristiques d’un objet. |
Where the eye mixes forget and format
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses forget with format
A purely visual mix-up. forget (\fɔʁ.ʒɛ\) and format (\fɔʁ.ma\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24147, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
forget is recorded at frequency rank #21,629, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɔʁ.ʒɛ\. format is at rank #2,518, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɔʁ.ma\.
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 24147, this pair ranks #348,306 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of forget vs format
Shared letters: fort. Private to "forget": eg. Private to "format": am.
"forget" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "format" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "forget" and "format" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "forget" vs "format" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "forget" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "format" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #348,306 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "forget" and "format" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ferret vs forget". 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 #348,306 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.