# foresight

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɔɹsaɪt/ · frequency rank #23,543

## Definitions
1. The ability, or the due use of one's ability, to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.
2. The ability to foresee future events in a supernatural or paranormal way, such as psychically.
3. The front sight on a firearm (e.g., rifle, handgun).
4. A bearing taken forwards towards a new object.

## Etymology
From Middle English forsight, forsyght, forsichte (since 14th c.), a calque from providentia equivalent to fore- + sight. Compare Scots foresicht (“foresight”), Saterland Frisian Foarsicht (“caution”), West Frisian foarútsjoch (“foresight”), Dutch voorzicht (“foresight”), German Vorsicht (“caution; care; attention”).

## Easily confused with
- **freight** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foresight-vs-freight)
- **fortnight** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foresight-vs-fortnight)
- **firefight** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/firefight-vs-foresight)

## Common misspellings (14)
`fforesight`, `foersight`, `foreisght`, `foresgiht`, `foresigght`, `foresighht`, `foresightt`, `foresigth`, `foresihgt`, `foressight`, `forresight`, `forseight`, `froesight`, `ofresight`

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