forefront
/ˈfɔːfɹʌnt/noun, verb
forefront is spelled F-O-R-E-F-R-O-N-T: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.3 times per million words in written English, the 14,509th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, forefront means “The leading position or edge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of forefront is forefronts.
How many letters and syllables are in forefront?
| Letters | 9: F-O-R-E-F-R-O-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.3 times per million words; the 14,509th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is forefront?
Forefront appears 3.3 times per million words in written English, the 14,509th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce forefront?
- UK /ˈfɔːfɹʌnt/
- British /ˈfoːfɹʌnt/
- /ˈfɔːfɹʊnt/
Forefront has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-forefront.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of forefront
- forefronts plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- forefronting participle, present
- forefronted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does forefront mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The leading position or edge.
That laboratory researches topics at the forefront of technology.
verb
- 1
To bring to the forefront; to emphasize, or focus on.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forefront in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense forefront:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | avant-garde, premier plan |
| German | Vordergrund |
| Portuguese | primeiro plano |
| Spanish | vanguardia, primer plano |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does forefront come from?
From Middle English forefrount, forfrount, forefronte, equivalent to fore- + front.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).