Which to use
“forman” and “formons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,346
- “forman” frequency rank
- #34,099
- “formons” frequency rank
- 81445
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | forman | formons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de formar. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de former. |
Where the eye mixes forman and formons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between forman and formons
A purely visual mix-up. forman (\ˈfoɾ.man\) and formons (\fɔʁ.mɔ̃\) 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 81445, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
forman is recorded at frequency rank #47,346, classified as averb, pronounced \ˈfoɾ.man\. formons is at rank #34,099, tagged as averb, pronounced \fɔʁ.mɔ̃\.
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 81445, this pair ranks #18,734 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of forman vs formons
Shared letters: fmnor. Private to "forman": a. Private to "formons": s.
"forman" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "formons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "forman" and "formons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "forman" or "formons"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "forman" and "formons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "forman" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "formons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,734 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "forman" and "formons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "forman vs formaté". 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 #18,734 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.