forefoot
"forefoot" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“forefoot” is uncommon English (frequency #85,258 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,258
- frequency rank, English
- 2,507
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Either of the front feet of a quadruped.
Corpus desk
Index EN-forefoot · forefoot · English
forefoot · rank #85,258 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #85,258
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,507
- PHOTO-FINISH fogo
Nearest frequency peer: fogo (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “forefoot”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- flatland
flatland
14,746 corpus weight
- fogo
fogo
14,744 corpus weight
- forefoot
forefoot
14,743 corpus weight
- foremen
foremen
14,742 corpus weight
- foretaste
foretaste
14,741 corpus weight
- formwork
formwork
14,740 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “forefoot” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | forefoot |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #85,258 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “forefoot” in English
Rare enough to double-check
forefoot is uncommon English at frequency #85,258 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
forefoot has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English forefot, forfote, equivalent to fore- + foot. The correct English form is forefoot, spelled F-O-R-E-F-O-O-T.
Definition
- 1Either of the front feet of a quadruped.
- 2The front part of a person's foot.
- 3A piece of timber terminating the keel at the fore end, connecting it with the lower end of the stem.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how forefoot appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I was not even sure I could change it at all, but I was convinced that I had to change my foot plant and land higher on my forefoot, rather than my heel.
I could see the waves boiling white under her forefoot.
Etymology
From Middle English forefot, forfote, equivalent to fore- + foot.
This word in other languages
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).