# forever vs former

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### forever
*adverb · IPA /fəˈɹɛvə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #1,861*
For all time, for all eternity; for a lifetime; for an infinite amount of time.

### former
*adjective · IPA /ˈfɔɹmɚ/ · frequency rank #528*
Previous.

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