Which to use
“forecast” is a verb and “forecasted” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,143
- “forecast” frequency rank
- #43,157
- “forecasted” frequency rank
- 49300
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | forecast | forecasted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To estimate how something will be in the future. | That has been forecast |
Letter map: forecast vs forecasted
Shared letters muted; letters that set forecast and forecasted apart highlighted. Shared run: 8. forecast runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCC) against forecasted's 10 (CVCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: forecast vs forecasted
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: forecast is averb and forecastedanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “forecast” sits inside “forecasted”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49300, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
forecast is recorded at frequency rank #6,143, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈfɔːkɑːst/. forecasted is at rank #43,157, tagged as anadj.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 49300, this pair ranks #184,966 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of forecast vs forecasted
Shared letters: aceforst. Private to "forecast": -. Private to "forecasted": d.
"forecast" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCC · "forecasted" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- forecast ← fforecast · foercast · forceast · foreacst · forecasst · forecastt · forecats · foreccast
- forecasted ← fforecasted · foercasted · forceasted · foreacsted · forecasetd · forecassted · forecastde · forecastedd
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "forecast" and "forecasted" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "forecast" or "forecasted"?
What to do next
Pair "forecast" vs "forecasted" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "forecast" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "forecasted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #184,966 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "forecast" and "forecasted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "forecasted vs forested". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #184,966 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.