# former vs Fortier

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Fortier
*name · IPA \fɔʁ.tje\ · frequency rank #40,277*
Nom de famille.

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