# forgave vs forsake

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### forsake
*verb · IPA /fɔːˈseɪk/ · frequency rank #32,404*
To abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently), to renounce (someone or something).

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