# forego

> English word · Verb · IPA /fɔɹˈɡoʊ/ · frequency rank #35,297

## Definitions
1. To precede, to go before.

## Etymology
From Middle English forgan, from Old English foregān, equivalent to fore- + go.

## Easily confused with
- **forge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forego-vs-forge)
- **forex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forego-vs-forex)
- **forgo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forego-vs-forgo)
- **Fredo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forego-vs-fredo)
- **forest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forego-vs-forest)
- **forgot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forego-vs-forgot)
- **foreign** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forego-vs-foreign)
- **foregone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forego-vs-foregone)
- **Fargo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fargo-vs-forego)
- **forage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forage-vs-forego)

## Common misspellings (8)
`fforego`, `foergo`, `foreggo`, `foreog`, `forgeo`, `forrego`, `froego`, `ofrego`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/forego