Which to use
“formule” is a noun and “formuler” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,042
- “formule” frequency rank
- #12,786
- “formuler” frequency rank
- 14828
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | formule | formuler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Expression rigoureuse et condensée en termes qui définissent une idée, une doctrine, une croyance, un sophisme, une opération, un ensemble d’opérations. | Mettre en formule. |
Where the eye mixes formule and formuler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between formule and formuler
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: formule is \fɔʁ.myl\ while formuler is \fɔʁ.my.le\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “formule” sits inside “formuler”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14828, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
formule is recorded at frequency rank #2,042, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɔʁ.myl\. formuler is at rank #12,786, tagged as averb, pronounced \fɔʁ.my.le\.
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 14828, this pair ranks #395,041 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of formule vs formuler
Shared letters: eflmoru. Private to "formule": -. Private to "formuler": -.
"formule" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "formuler" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "formule" for "formuler" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "formule" or "formuler" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "formule" and "formuler" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "formule" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "formuler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #395,041 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "formule" and "formuler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "formater vs formuler". 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 #395,041 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.