forger

noun

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"forger" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“forger” is uncommon English (frequency #52,327 among 18,613 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,327
frequency rank, English
18,613
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud, e.g. to create a false will or illicit copies of currency; counterfeiter.

Key facts for forger
PropertyValue
Headwordforger
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#52,327
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “forger” 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). forger lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

forger is uncommon English at frequency #52,327 among 18,613 “F” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for forger in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English forger, forgere, from Old French forgiere; equivalent to forge + -er. The correct English form is forger, spelled F-O-R-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud, e.g. to create a false will or illicit copies of currency; counterfeiter.
  2. 2
    A person who forges metals.

Etymology

From Middle English forger, forgere, from Old French forgiere; equivalent to forge + -er.

This word in other languages

falsario(Español)faussaire(Français)Fälscher(Deutsch)falsificador(Português)

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 "forger"?
"forger" is spelled F-O-R-G-E-R.
What does "forger" mean?
As a noun, "forger" means: A person who creates forgeries, falsifies documents with intent to defraud, e.g. to create a false will or illicit copies of currency; counterfeiter.
What is the origin of the word "forger"?
From Middle English forger, forgere, from Old French forgiere; equivalent to forge + -er. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “forger”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is F-O-R-G-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list