# forty vs forum

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### forty
*num · IPA /ˈfɔːti/ · frequency rank #5,130*
The cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before forty-one, represented in Roman numerals as XL and in Arabic numerals as 40.

### forum
*noun · IPA /ˈfɔːɹəm/ · frequency rank #3,756*
A place for discussion.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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