# foretold vs foreword

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### foretold
*verb · IPA /ˈfɔɹ.toʊld/ · frequency rank #35,298*
simple past and past participle of foretell

### foreword
*noun · IPA /ˈfɔːwɜːd/ · frequency rank #24,453*
An introductory section preceding the main text of a book or other document; especially, one written by another person (not the author of the work thus introduced).

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