Which to use
“formons” is a verb and “fourgons” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,099
- “formons” frequency rank
- #38,816
- “fourgons” frequency rank
- 72915
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | formons | fourgons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de former. | Pluriel de fourgon. |
Where the eye mixes formons and fourgons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses formons with fourgons
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: formons is \fɔʁ.mɔ̃\ while fourgons is \fuʁ.ɡɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72915, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
formons is recorded at frequency rank #34,099, classified as averb, pronounced \fɔʁ.mɔ̃\. fourgons is at rank #38,816, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fuʁ.ɡɔ̃\.
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 72915, this pair ranks #42,351 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of formons vs fourgons
Shared letters: fnors. Private to "formons": m. Private to "fourgons": gu.
"formons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "fourgons" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "formons" and "fourgons" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "formons" vs "fourgons" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "formons" and "fourgons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "formons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fourgons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,351 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "formons" and "fourgons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "forman vs formons". 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 #42,351 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.