formentvsformerontWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“forment” and “formeront” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,149
“forment” frequency rank
#35,045
“formeront” frequency rank
39194
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature forment formeront
Definition Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de former. Troisième personne du pluriel du futur de former.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set forment and formeront apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
forment
9 ch
formeront

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. forment (\fɔʁm\) and formeront (\fɔʁ.mə.ʁɔ̃\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39194, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

forment is recorded at frequency rank #4,149, classified as averb, pronounced \fɔʁm\. formeront is at rank #35,045, tagged as averb, pronounced \fɔʁ.mə.ʁɔ̃\.

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 39194, this pair ranks #249,780 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of forment vs formeront

Shared letters: efmnort. Private to "forment": -. Private to "formeront": -.

"forment" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "formeront" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • formentfforment · fomrent · foremnt · formennt · formentt · formetn · formment · formnet
  • formerontfformeront · fomreront · foremront · formeornt · formernot · formeronnt · formerontt · formerotn

Frequency comparison

forment#4,149
formeront#35,045

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "forment" and "formeront" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\fɔʁm\ versus \fɔʁ.mə.ʁɔ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "forment" or "formeront"?
"forment" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,149 in our French list, against #35,045 for "formeront". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering forment vs formeront

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “forment” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list