# forehead

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɔːhɛd/ · frequency rank #8,667

## Definitions
1. The part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline.
2. confidence; audacity; impudence.
3. The upper part of a mobile phone, above the screen.

## Etymology
From Middle English forhed, forheed, from Old English forehēafod, from Proto-West Germanic *forēhaubid, corresponding to fore- + head. Cognate with Scots foreheid (“forehead”), Dutch voorhoofd (“forehead”), German Vorhaupt (“forehead”), Danish forhoved (“brow; forehead; face”). Compare also West Frisian foarholle (“forehead”), German Low German Vörkopp (“forehead”).

## Easily confused with
- **forehand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forehand-vs-forehead)

## Common misspellings (11)
`fforehead`, `foerhead`, `foreehad`, `forehaed`, `foreheadd`, `foreheda`, `forehhead`, `forheead`, `forrehead`, `froehead`, `ofrehead`

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