Which to use
“forment” is a verb and “formes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,149
- “forment” frequency rank
- #1,626
- “formes” frequency rank
- 5775
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | forment | formes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de former. | Pluriel de forme. |
Same sound, different letters: forment vs formes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - forment and formes
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: forment and formes 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5775, 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\. formes is at rank #1,626, 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 5775, this pair ranks #428,099 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of forment vs formes
Shared letters: efmor. Private to "forment": nt. Private to "formes": s.
"forment" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "formes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "forment" for "formes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "forment" or "formes"?
What to do next
"forment" and "formes" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "forment" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "formes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #428,099 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "forment" and "formes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "forman vs forment". 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 #428,099 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.