# forced vs forged

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### forced
*verb · IPA /fɔɹst/ · frequency rank #1,561*
simple past and past participle of force

### 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.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forced-vs-forged