# forget vs forked

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### forget
*verb · IPA /fəˈɡɛt/ · frequency rank #924*
To lose remembrance of.

### forked
*adjective · IPA /fɔː(ɹ)kt/ · frequency rank #30,428*
That splits into two or more directions, or parts.

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