forged
/fɔːd͡ʒd/adjective, verb
forged is spelled F-O-R-G-E-D: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 5.2 times per million words in written English, the 10,843rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, forged means “Fake (as documents); falsified” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in forged?
| Letters | 6: F-O-R-G-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.2 times per million words; the 10,843rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is forged?
Forged appears 5.2 times per million words in written English, the 10,843rd 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 forged?
- /fɔːd͡ʒd/
- Canada /fɔːɹdʒd/
Forged 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-forged.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does forged mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Fake (as documents); falsified.
Forged identification documents were used to enter the building.
- 2
Fabricated by forging or at a forge, by working hot metal
The blacksmith made an expertly forged horseshoe by beating the red hot metal with his hammer.
verb
- 1
past participle of forge. To force forward against opposition.
He forged forward against the current, even as it tried to sweep him down river.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forged in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | falsifié |
| German | gefälscht , Schmiede-, geschmiedet |
| Portuguese | forjado |
| Spanish | falsificado , forjado |
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.