# foram vs formar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### foram
*verb · IPA /ˈfo.ɾã/ · frequency rank #97*
terceira pessoa do plural do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo ser

### formar
*verb · IPA /fuɾ.ˈmaɾ/ · frequency rank #3,014*
dar forma a; constituir; compor

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/foram-vs-formar