# foreground

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɔː(ɹ)ˌɡɹaʊnd/ · frequency rank #20,640

## Definitions
1. The elements of an image which lie closest to the picture plane.
2. The subject of an image, often depicted at the bottom in a two-dimensional work.
3. The application the user is currently interacting with; the application window that appears in front of all others.

## Etymology
From fore- + ground. Compare Dutch voorgrond (“foreground”), German Vordergrund (“foreground”), Danish forgrund (“foreground”), Swedish förgrund (“foreground”), Norwegian forgrunn (“foreground”), Icelandic forgrunni (“foreground”).

## Common misspellings (15)
`fforeground`, `foerground`, `foregground`, `foregorund`, `foregronud`, `foregroudn`, `foregroundd`, `foregrounnd`, `foregrround`, `foregruond`, `forergound`, `forgeround`, `forreground`, `froeground`, `ofreground`

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