foreskin

Name: foreskin, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˈfɔːskɪn/

//ˈfɔːskɪn// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“foreskin” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #40,701. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,701
frequency rank, English: 2,507
“F” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The nerve-dense, retractable fold of skin which covers and protects the glans of the penis in humans and some other mammals.

Corpus desk

Index EN-foreskin · foreskin · English

foreskin · rank #40,701 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #40,701
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-MID 2,507
PHOTO-FINISH foresaw

Nearest frequency peer: foresaw (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

FET

59,305
fleshed

59,303
foresaw

59,301
foreskin

59,300
futurist

59,298
Gaffney

59,295

What this shows “foreskin” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

foreskin vs foreseen

75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for foreskin
Property	Value
Headword	foreskin
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈfɔːskɪn/
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#40,701
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “foreskin”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).foreskinlands here:

#40,701

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “foresaw” (#40,700), “futurist” (#40,703), “fleshed” (#40,698). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “foreskin” is #40,701. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around foreskin (IPA /ˈfɔːskɪn/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,701 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for foreskin, with forms such as "fforeskin", "foerskin", and "foreksin". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "foreseen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From fore- + skin, a loose calque of Latin praepūtium. Compare German Vorhaut, etc. First attested in c. 1535. The correct English form is foreskin, spelled F-O-R-E-S-K-I-N.

Definition

1
The nerve-dense, retractable fold of skin which covers and protects the glans of the penis in humans and some other mammals.
2
Ellipsis of clitoral foreskin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how foreskin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

In the female genitalia, the clitoral hood is homologous to the foreskin.
And the vncircumcised man-child, whose flesh of his foreskinne is not circumcised, that soule shall be cut off from his people: hee hath broken my couenant.

Etymology

From fore- + skin, a loose calque of Latin praepūtium. Compare German Vorhaut, etc. First attested in c. 1535.

Synonyms

prepuce foreskin blinds burrito cap curtains drapes goatskin gobbler gooch hoodlace curtainspenile sheathpenis sheathschmuck sheath snapper toque

This word in other languages

prepucio(Español)prépuce(Français)Vorhaut(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

fforeskin
foerskin
foreksin
foresikn
foreskinn
foreskkin
foreskni
foresskin
forreskin
forsekin
froeskin
ofreskin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of foreskin - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "foreskin"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "foreskin"?

"foreskin" is spelled F-O-R-E-S-K-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfɔːskɪn/.

What does "foreskin" mean?

As a noun, "foreskin" means: The nerve-dense, retractable fold of skin which covers and protects the glans of the penis in humans and some other mammals.

What words are commonly confused with "foreskin"?

"foreskin" is commonly confused with "foreseen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "foreskin"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "foreskin" is /ˈfɔːskɪn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "foreskin"?

From fore- + skin, a loose calque of Latin praepūtium. Compare German Vorhaut, etc. First attested in c. 1535. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "foreskin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

futurist#40,703 excision#40,687 goalless#40,715 Eritrean#40,684

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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