forecourt

noun

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

The verdict

“forecourt” is an uncommon English word, ranked #52,325 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#52,325
frequency rank, English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The area in front of a petrol station where the petrol pumps are situated; pumping area.

Key facts for forecourt
PropertyValue
Headwordforecourt
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,325
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “forecourt” 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). forecourt lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for forecourt is 9 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #52,325 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Zero misspellings are on record for forecourt in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From fore- + court. The correct English form is forecourt, spelled F-O-R-E-C-O-U-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    The area in front of a petrol station where the petrol pumps are situated; pumping area.
  2. 2
    Any open area in front of a building.
  3. 3
    In racket sports, the front part of the court.

Etymology

From fore- + court.

This word in other languages

atrio(Español)parvis(Français)Außenbereich(Deutsch)átrio(Português)

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 "forecourt"?
"forecourt" is spelled F-O-R-E-C-O-U-R-T.
What does "forecourt" mean?
As a noun, "forecourt" means: The area in front of a petrol station where the petrol pumps are situated; pumping area.
What is the origin of the word "forecourt"?
From fore- + court. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “forecourt”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is F-O-R-E-C-O-U-R-T - 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.

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

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