# forecast vs foremost

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### foremost
*adjective · IPA /ˈfɔː.məʊst/ · frequency rank #9,900*
Positioned in front of (all) others in space, most forward.

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