# first vs forest

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### first
*adjective · IPA /fɜːst/ · frequency rank #81*
Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.

### forest
*noun · IPA /ˈfɒɹɪst/ · frequency rank #2,043*
A dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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