# forja vs formar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### forja
*noun · IPA /ˈfɔɹ.ʒə/ · frequency rank #36,463*
local onde fica o equipamento, todo o material e onde se executa o ofício de ferreiro

### 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: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/forja-vs-formar