come forth

verb

"come-forth" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“come forth” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To move forward and into view, to emerge, to appear.

Corpus desk

Index EN-come-forth · come forth · English

come forth · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for come forth
PropertyValue
Headwordcome forth
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “come forth” in English

come forthfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

come forth is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    To move forward and into view, to emerge, to appear.
  2. 2
    To volunteer to provide something.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how come forth appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Suddenly a man appeared and came forth out of the fog.
  2. Betty came forth with verification of his claims.

Etymology

Analytic form of the earlier forthcome.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "come forth"?
"come forth" is spelled C-O-M-E- -F-O-R-T-H.
What does "come forth" mean?
As a verb, "come forth" means: To move forward and into view, to emerge, to appear.
What is the origin of the word "come forth"?
Analytic form of the earlier forthcome. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list