forgetting

/fəˈɡɛtɪŋ/

//fəˈɡɛtɪŋ// verb

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"forgetting" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“forgetting” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,037. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,037
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - present participle and gerund of forget

Corpus desk

Index EN-forgetting · forgetting · English

forgetting · rank #8,037 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,037
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH fierce

Nearest frequency peer: fierce (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “forgetting”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “forgetting” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

forgetting vs fretting
80% similar
forgetting vs formatting
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for forgetting
PropertyValue
Headwordforgetting
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/fəˈɡɛtɪŋ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#8,037
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “forgetting”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).forgettinglands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “fierce” (#8,036), “Gabriel” (#8,038), “expressions” (#8,035). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “forgetting” is #8,037. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around forgetting (IPA /fəˈɡɛtɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,037 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of forget".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for forgetting, with forms such as "fforgetting", "fogretting", and "foregtting". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "fretting", "formatting", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is forgetting, spelled F-O-R-G-E-T-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of forget

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fforgetting
  • fogretting
  • foregtting
  • forgeting
  • forgetitng
  • forgettign
  • forgettingg
  • forgettinng
  • forgettnig
  • forggetting
  • forgteting
  • forrgetting
  • frogetting
  • ofrgetting

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of forgetting - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

fforgetting1fogretting2foregtting2forgeting1forgetitng2forgettign2forgettingg1forgettinng1
Edit distance from "forgetting"

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 "forgetting"?
"forgetting" is spelled F-O-R-G-E-T-T-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /fəˈɡɛtɪŋ/.
What does "forgetting" mean?
As a verb, "forgetting" means: present participle and gerund of forget
What words are commonly confused with "forgetting"?
"forgetting" is commonly confused with "fretting", "formatting". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "forgetting"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "forgetting" is /fəˈɡɛtɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "forgetting" come from?
"forgetting" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "forgetting", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

excluding14 variantscompetent14 variantsbeautifully14 variantstranslate14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list