forage

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The verdict

“forage” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pflanzenmaterial, das zur Fütterung von Tieren verwendet wird; Grünfutter, Viehfutter

Corpus desk

Index DE-forage · forage · German

forage · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for forage
PropertyValue
Headwordforage
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „forage“ im Deutschen

forageschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

forage is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for forage, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is forage, spelled F-O-R-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pflanzenmaterial, das zur Fütterung von Tieren verwendet wird; Grünfutter, Viehfutter
  2. 2
    Vorgang des (herumstöbernden) Suchens; Suche
  3. 3
    Suche nach Viehfutter

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "forage"?
"forage" is spelled F-O-R-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "forage" mean?
As a noun, "forage" means: Pflanzenmaterial, das zur Fütterung von Tieren verwendet wird; Grünfutter, Viehfutter
How do you pronounce "forage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "forage" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "forage" come from?
"forage" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list