# faggot vs forgot

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### faggot
*noun · IPA /ˈfæɡ.ət/ · frequency rank #15,406*
A bundle of sticks or brushwood intended to be used for fuel tied together for carrying. (Some sources specify that a faggot is tied with two bands or withes, whereas a bavin is tied with just one.)

### forgot
*verb · IPA /fəˈɡɒt/ · frequency rank #2,347*
simple past of forget

## Source
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