Which to use
“formées” and “forment” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,633
- “formées” frequency rank
- #4,149
- “forment” frequency rank
- 19782
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | formées | forment |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de former. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de former. |
Where the eye mixes formées and forment
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between formées and forment
A purely visual mix-up. formées (\fɔʁ.me\) and forment (\fɔʁm\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19782, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
formées is recorded at frequency rank #15,633, classified as averb, pronounced \fɔʁ.me\. forment is at rank #4,149, tagged as averb, 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 19782, this pair ranks #371,587 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of formées vs forment
Shared letters: efmor. Private to "formées": sé. Private to "forment": nt.
"formées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "forment" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- forment ← fforment · fomrent · foremnt · formennt · formentt · formetn · formment · formnet
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "formées" and "forment" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "formées" or "forment"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "formées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "forment" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #371,587 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "formées" and "forment" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "formées vs foulées". 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 #371,587 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.