forge
/fɔɹd͡ʒ/noun, verb
forge is spelled F-O-R-G-E: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears 6.0 times per million words in written English, the 9,878th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, forge means “A furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior to hammering them into shape” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of forge is forges.
How many letters and syllables are in forge?
| Letters | 5: F-O-R-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.0 times per million words; the 9,878th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is forge?
Forge appears 6.0 times per million words in written English, the 9,878th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce forge?
- UK /fɔːd͡ʒ/
- US /fɔɹd͡ʒ/
- /fo(ː)ɹd͡ʒ/
Forge has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-forge.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with forge?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as forge from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹdʒ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: gofer.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of forge
- forges plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- forging participle, present
- forged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does forge mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior to hammering them into shape.
- 2
A workshop in which metals are shaped by heating and hammering them.
- 3
The act of beating or working iron or steel.
- 4
A web-based collaborative platform for developing and sharing software.
verb
- 1
To shape a metal by heating and hammering.
- 2
To form or create with concerted effort.
The politician's recent actions are an effort to forge a relationship with undecided voters.
- 3
To create a forgery of; to make a counterfeit item of; to copy or imitate unlawfully.
He had to forge his ex-wife's signature. The jury learned the documents had been forged.
- 4
To make falsely; to produce, as that which is untrue or not genuine; to fabricate.
- 5
To move forward slowly (originally as a ship); to advance gradually but steadily, especially in the face of resistance or difficulty.
The party of explorers forged through the thick underbrush.
- 6
To advance, move or act with an abrupt increase in speed or energy.
With seconds left in the race, the runner forged into first place.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forge in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | forge , forger , falsifier, contrefaire |
| German | Schmiedeofen, Esse, Schmiedefeuer , schmieden, warmformen , Schmiede |
| Portuguese | frágua, forja , forjar |
| Spanish | forja , forjar, fraguar , fragua |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does forge come from?
From Middle English forge, from Old French forge, early Old French faverge, from Latin fabrica (“workshop”), from faber (“workman in hard materials, smith”) (genitive fabri). Cognate with Franco-Provençal favèrge. Doublet of fabric and fabrica. Partially displaced English smithy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).