forefront

/ˈfɔːfɹʌnt/

//ˈfɔːfɹʌnt// noun

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

The verdict

“forefront” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #14,544. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,544
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The leading position or edge.

Corpus desk

Index EN-forefront · forefront · English

forefront · rank #14,544 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,544
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH footprint

Nearest frequency peer: footprint (-2 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “forefront”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “forefront” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for forefront
PropertyValue
Headwordforefront
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfɔːfɹʌnt/
Letters9
Frequency rank#14,544
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “forefront”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).forefrontlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “footprint” (#14,542), “freaked” (#14,546), “flute” (#14,541). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “forefront” is #14,544. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around forefront (IPA /ˈfɔːfɹʌnt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,544 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The leading position or edge.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for forefront, with forms such as "fforefront", "foerfront", and "foreffront". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English forefrount, forfrount, forefronte, equivalent to fore- + front. The correct English form is forefront, spelled F-O-R-E-F-R-O-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    The leading position or edge.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. That laboratory researches topics at the forefront of technology.
  2. Today, the pocket calculator is a dying product, a casualty of digitization, which has been relegated to the role of a graphic icon on phone and computer screens rather than an object in its own right, but back in the early 1970s, it was at the forefront of consumer technology.

Etymology

From Middle English forefrount, forfrount, forefronte, equivalent to fore- + front.

This word in other languages

vanguardia(Español)avant-garde(Français)Vordergrund(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fforefront
  • foerfront
  • foreffront
  • forefornt
  • forefrnot
  • forefronnt
  • forefrontt
  • forefrotn
  • forefrront
  • forerfont
  • forferont
  • forrefront
  • froefront
  • ofrefront

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of forefront - 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.

fforefront1foerfront2foreffront1forefornt2forefrnot2forefronnt1forefrontt1forefrotn2
Edit distance from "forefront"

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 "forefront"?
"forefront" is spelled F-O-R-E-F-R-O-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfɔːfɹʌnt/.
What does "forefront" mean?
As a noun, "forefront" means: The leading position or edge.
What are common misspellings of "forefront"?
Common misspellings include "fforefront", "foerfront", "foreffront", "forefornt", "forefrnot". The correct spelling is "forefront".
How do you pronounce "forefront"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "forefront" is /ˈfɔːfɹʌnt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "forefront"?
From Middle English forefrount, forfrount, forefronte, equivalent to fore- + front. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "forefront", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

footprint#14,542hepatitis#14,559exercised#14,528inhabited#14,566

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

endowment14 variantsinitiation14 variantsintensely14 variantsdishonest14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list