# foreskin

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɔːskɪn/ · frequency rank #40,701

## Definitions
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.

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

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`fforeskin`, `foerskin`, `foreksin`, `foresikn`, `foreskinn`, `foreskkin`, `foreskni`, `foresskin`, `forreskin`, `forsekin`, `froeskin`, `ofreskin`

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