Which to use
“formulées” is an adjective and “formuler” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,290
- “formulées” frequency rank
- #12,786
- “formuler” frequency rank
- 32076
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | formulées | formuler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de formulé. | Mettre en formule. |
Same sound, different letters: formulées vs formuler
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Homophone desk: formulées vs formuler
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: formulées and formuler carry the same recorded pronunciation, \fɔʁ.my.le\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32076, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
formulées is recorded at frequency rank #19,290, classified as anadj, pronounced \fɔʁ.my.le\. 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 32076, this pair ranks #299,703 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of formulées vs formuler
Shared letters: eflmoru. Private to "formulées": sé. Private to "formuler": -.
"formulées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "formuler" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- formuler ← fformuler · fomruler · formluer · formmuler · formuelr · formulerr · formuller · formulre
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "formulées" and "formuler" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "formulées" or "formuler"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "formulées" 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 #299,703 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "formulées" and "formuler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "formulées vs foulées". 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 #299,703 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.