Which to use
“formuler” is a verb and “formulés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,786
- “formuler” frequency rank
- #41,294
- “formulés” frequency rank
- 54080
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | formuler | formulés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mettre en formule. | Masculin pluriel de formulé. |
Same sound, different letters: formuler vs formulés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - formuler / formulés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: formuler and formulés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \fɔʁ.my.le\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54080, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
formuler is recorded at frequency rank #12,786, classified as averb, pronounced \fɔʁ.my.le\. formulés is at rank #41,294, tagged as anadj, 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 54080, this pair ranks #136,442 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of formuler vs formulés
Shared letters: flmoru. Private to "formuler": e. Private to "formulés": sé.
"formuler" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "formulés" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- formuler ← fformuler · fomruler · formluer · formmuler · formuelr · formulerr · formuller · formulre
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
"formuler" and "formulés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "formuler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "formulés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #136,442 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "formuler" and "formulés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "formels vs formulés". 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 #136,442 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.