Floor element for forming a floor covering， a floor covering and a method for manufacturing a floor element

A floor element for forming a floor covering， wherein the floor element comprises a board having edges provided with coupling elements adapted to cooperate with coupling elements of an adjacent similar floor element in the floor covering， wherein the coupling elements comprise at least one male part and at least one female part， the male part being positioned along a first edge and protruding outwardly beyond an upper edge at the first edge， the female part being positioned along a second edge and extending inwardly beyond an upper edge at said second edge to form a recess for at least partially receiving the male part， wherein the recess comprises an inlet opening having a vertical breadth， wherein the ratio between the vertical breadth and the thickness of the board is more than 0.4， and wherein the board has a thickness comprised from 3.2 mm to 6 mm.