# forgave vs forgiven

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### forgave
*verb · IPA /fə(ɹ)ˈɡeɪv/ · frequency rank #27,466*
simple past of forgive

### forgiven
*verb · IPA /fəˈɡɪv.n̩/ · frequency rank #11,891*
past participle of forgive

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