# forego vs forgo

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### forego
*verb · IPA /fɔɹˈɡoʊ/ · frequency rank #35,297*
To precede, to go before.

### forgo
*verb · IPA /fɔːˈɡəʊ/ · frequency rank #29,282*
To do without (something enjoyable); to relinquish.

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