formal
Definitions
Noun
- A lavish dance requiring formal attire
- A gown for evening wear
Adjective
- Being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
- (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms
Fragment
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Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "formal".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | formal | 2 | 48 |
| 2 | formally | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | informal | 3 | 18 |
| 4 | informally | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | formalism | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | formalities | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | formality | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | formalize | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | formalized | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | informality | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | formaldehyde | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | formalist | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | formalization | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | formalizes | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | formalizing | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | informals | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "formal".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | federal | 3 | 246 |
| 2 | fiscal | 2 | 120 |
| 3 | fearful | 2 | 13 |
| 4 | faithful | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | fragile | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | feudal | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | futile | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | ephemeral | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | flannel | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | fateful | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | floral | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | filial | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | fitful | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | fumble | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | fungal | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | fackrell | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | fandel | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | fangle | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | fantle | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | fanueil | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | farnall | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | farnell | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | federle | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | felkel | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | femoral | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | fencl | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | fenzel | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | feustel | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | finckle | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | finkel | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | finkle | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | finzel | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | fischl | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | flavell | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | fleagle | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | flegal | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | flegel | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | fletchall | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | fliegel | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | fluegel | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | fondle | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | fornal | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | forsell | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | frable | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | fravel | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | frazzle | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | freckle | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | fredell | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | freedle | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | freidel | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | friddle | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | friebel | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | friedel | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | friedl | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | frizell | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | frizzell | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | frugal | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | futral | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | pfefferle | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "formal".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | form | 1 | 370 |
| 2 | normal | 2 | 136 |
| 3 | oral | 2 | 27 |
| 4 | informal | 3 | 18 |
| 5 | formally | 3 | 18 |
| 6 | format | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | floral | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | forma | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | formalize | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | formality | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | formalism | 4 | 2 |
| 12 | foal | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | fortman | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | fornal | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | forman | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | informals | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | formalist | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | fora | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | reforma | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | fourman | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "formal" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "formal" in a sentence.
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "formal" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "formal".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 16
Sound Alikes: 59
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 3
Statistically Associated: 9
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
Affordable formal wear event for Canyon County students returns to Caldwell
Mar 16, 2026 Idaho Press
Mar 16, 2026 Idaho Press
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Mar 16, 2026 Cosmopolitan
Thames Water creditors offer £6.55bn in new debt to take formal control
Mar 16, 2026 Financial Times
Mar 16, 2026 Financial Times

