forget it
"forget-it" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“forget it” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Absolutely not; I forbid it or it is impossible.
Corpus desk
Index EN-forget-it · forget it · English
forget it · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | forget it |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “forget it” in English
Rare enough to double-check
forget it is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for forget it, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is forget it, spelled F-O-R-G-E-T- -I-T.
Definition
- 1Absolutely not; I forbid it or it is impossible.
- 2It doesn't matter.
- 3A conventional reply to an expression of gratitude.
- 4I don't want to continue with this conversation (usually used in frustration or anger).
- 5Don't let it bother you; put it out of your mind.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how forget it appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
You think you're getting into university with these grades? Well, forget it!
You said we could go to the mall! —Forget it! Look at the state of this room! You're going to stay here and clean up before you go anywhere.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.