Which to use
“forma” and “formez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,654
- “forma” frequency rank
- #30,614
- “formez” frequency rank
- 56268
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | forma | formez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de former. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de former. |
Where the eye mixes forma and formez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between forma and formez
A purely visual mix-up. forma (\fɔʁ.ma\) and formez (\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 56268, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
forma is recorded at frequency rank #25,654, classified as averb, pronounced \fɔʁ.ma\. formez is at rank #30,614, 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 56268, this pair ranks #122,159 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of forma vs formez
Shared letters: fmor. Private to "forma": a. Private to "formez": ez.
"forma" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "formez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "forma" and "formez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "forma" or "formez" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "forma" and "formez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "forma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "formez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #122,159 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "forma" and "formez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "forman vs formez". 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 #122,159 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.