Which to use
“formes” is a noun and “fortis” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,626
- “formes” frequency rank
- #46,179
- “fortis” frequency rank
- 47805
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | formes | fortis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de forme. | Fort, robuste, solide, vigoureux, bien portant. |
Letter map: formes vs fortis
Shared letters muted; letters that set formes and fortis apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. formes and fortis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: formes vs fortis
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: formes is anoun and fortisanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47805, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
formes is recorded at frequency rank #1,626, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɔʁm\. fortis is at rank #46,179, tagged as anadj.
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 47805, this pair ranks #184,004 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of formes vs fortis
Shared letters: fors. Private to "formes": em. Private to "fortis": it.
"formes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "fortis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've compared "formes" and "fortis". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "formes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fortis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #184,004 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "formes" and "fortis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fortis vs furtifs". 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 #184,004 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.