# forged vs forte

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### forged
*adjective · IPA /fɔːd͡ʒd/ · frequency rank #10,849*
Fake (as documents); falsified.

### forte
*noun · IPA /ˈfɔːteɪ/ · frequency rank #21,216*
A strength or talent; a strong point.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forged-vs-forte