# forecast vs forecasted

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### forecast
*verb · IPA /ˈfɔːkɑːst/ · frequency rank #6,143*
To estimate how something will be in the future.

### forecasted
*adjective · frequency rank #43,157*
That has been forecast

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