# fired vs forged

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### fired
*adjective · IPA /ˈfaɪəd/ · frequency rank #2,346*
dismissed, terminated from employment.

### forged
*adjective · IPA /fɔːd͡ʒd/ · frequency rank #10,849*
Fake (as documents); falsified.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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