# formar

> Portuguese word · Verb · IPA /fuɾ.ˈmaɾ/ · frequency rank #3,014

## Definitions
1. dar forma a; constituir; compor
2. promover a formatura de; educar
3. entrar na formatura ou na forma
4. fazer um curso universitário; educar-se; desenvolver-se

## Easily confused with
- **fumar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/formar-vs-fumar)
- **furar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/formar-vs-furar)
- **formos** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/formar-vs-formos)
- **furtar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/formar-vs-furtar)
- **formol** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/formar-vs-formol)
- **former** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/formar-vs-former)
- **formato** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/formar-vs-formato)
- **fora** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/fora-vs-formar)
- **Form** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/form-vs-formar)
- **foram** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/foram-vs-formar)
- **força** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/forca-vs-formar)
- **focar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/focar-vs-formar)
- **Firma** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/firma-vs-formar)
- **foras** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/foras-vs-formar)
- **forja** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/forja-vs-formar)
- **forçar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/forcar-vs-formar)
- **filmar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/filmar-vs-formar)
- **ferrar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ferrar-vs-formar)
- **firmar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/firmar-vs-formar)
- **forjar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/forjar-vs-formar)

## Common misspellings (9)
`fformar`, `fomrar`, `foramr`, `formarr`, `formmar`, `formra`, `forrmar`, `fromar`, `ofrmar`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/formar