# former vs formes

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### former
*verb · IPA \fɔʁ.me\ · frequency rank #2,476*
Créer en donnant l’être et la forme.

### formes
*noun · IPA \fɔʁm\ · frequency rank #1,626*
Pluriel de forme.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/former-vs-formes