# forbade vs forgave

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### forbade
*verb · IPA /fə(ɹ)ˈbæd/ · frequency rank #27,840*
simple past of forbid

### forgave
*verb · IPA /fə(ɹ)ˈɡeɪv/ · frequency rank #27,466*
simple past of forgive

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