come forth
"come-forth" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“come forth” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To move forward and into view, to emerge, to appear.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | come forth |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “come forth” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for come forth is 10 letters long, classified as a verb. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for come forth in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Analytic form of the earlier forthcome. The correct English form is come forth, spelled C-O-M-E- -F-O-R-T-H.
Definition
- 1To move forward and into view, to emerge, to appear.
- 2To volunteer to provide something.
Etymology
Analytic form of the earlier forthcome.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “come forth”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-M-E- -F-O-R-T-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.