# Forbes vs forbid

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Forbes
*name · IPA /fɔɹbz/ · frequency rank #9,470*
A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

### forbid
*verb · IPA /fɚˈbɪd/ · frequency rank #11,890*
To disallow; to proscribe.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forbes-vs-forbid