forecasting

verb

"forecasting" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“forecasting” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,615. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,615
frequency rank, English
18,613
“F” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - present participle and gerund of forecast

Key facts for forecasting
PropertyValue
Headwordforecasting
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters11
Frequency rank#15,615
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “forecasting” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). forecasting lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around forecasting, averb. Corpus frequency is #15,615 among 18,613 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of forecast".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for forecasting, with forms such as "fforecasting", "foercasting", and "forceasting". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From forecast + -ing. The correct English form is forecasting, spelled F-O-R-E-C-A-S-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of forecast

Etymology

From forecast + -ing.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fforecasting
  • foercasting
  • forceasting
  • foreacsting
  • forecasitng
  • forecassting
  • forecastign
  • forecastingg
  • forecastinng
  • forecastnig
  • forecastting
  • forecatsing
  • foreccasting
  • forecsating
  • forrecasting
  • froecasting
  • ofrecasting

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of forecasting - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

fforecasting1foercasting2forceasting2foreacsting2forecasitng2forecassting1forecastign2forecastingg1
Edit distance from "forecasting"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "forecasting"?
"forecasting" is spelled F-O-R-E-C-A-S-T-I-N-G.
What does "forecasting" mean?
As a verb, "forecasting" means: present participle and gerund of forecast
What are common misspellings of "forecasting"?
Common misspellings include "fforecasting", "foercasting", "forceasting", "foreacsting", "forecasitng". The correct spelling is "forecasting".
What is the origin of the word "forecasting"?
From forecast + -ing. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “forecasting”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is F-O-R-E-C-A-S-T-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list