foretaste

Name: foretaste, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“foretaste” is uncommon English (frequency #85,260 among 18,613 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,260
frequency rank, English: 18,613
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A taste beforehand.

Key facts for foretaste
Property	Value
Headword	foretaste
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#85,260
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “foretaste” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). foretaste lands here:

#85,260

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

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

foretaste is uncommon English at frequency #85,260 among 18,613 “F” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for foretaste, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English fortaste, equivalent to fore- + taste (noun). The correct English form is foretaste, spelled F-O-R-E-T-A-S-T-E.

Definition

1
A taste beforehand.
2
A sample taken in anticipation; an experience undergone in advance.

Etymology

From Middle English fortaste, equivalent to fore- + taste (noun).

Synonyms

foresmack pregustation

This word in other languages

avant-goût(Français)

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 "foretaste"?

"foretaste" is spelled F-O-R-E-T-A-S-T-E.

What does "foretaste" mean?

As a noun, "foretaste" means: A taste beforehand.

What is the origin of the word "foretaste"?

From Middle English fortaste, equivalent to fore- + taste (noun). See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “foretaste”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is F-O-R-E-T-A-S-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.