Which to use
“form” is a verb and “forme” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,370
- “form” frequency rank
- #371
- “forme” frequency rank
- 26741
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | form | forme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de formen. | Aspect extérieur, configuration caractéristique ou particulière d’une chose. |
Same sound, different letters: form vs forme
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Homophone desk: form vs forme
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: form and forme carry the same recorded pronunciation, \fɔʁm\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “form” sits inside “forme”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26741, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
form is recorded at frequency rank #26,370, classified as averb, pronounced \fɔʁm\. forme is at rank #371, 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 26741, this pair ranks #333,123 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of form vs forme
Shared letters: fmor. Private to "form": -. Private to "forme": e.
"form" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "forme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "form" for "forme" ever safe?
Frequency check: "form" vs "forme" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"form" and "forme" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "form" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "forme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #333,123 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "form" and "forme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "form vs FPR". 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 #333,123 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.