# foreboding vs foregoing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### foreboding
*noun · frequency rank #37,462*
A sense of evil to come.

### foregoing
*adjective · IPA /ˌfɔː(ɹ)ˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #26,091*
Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.

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