# forgetting

> English word · Verb · IPA /fəˈɡɛtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #8,037

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of forget

## Easily confused with
- **fretting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forgetting-vs-fretting)
- **formatting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forgetting-vs-formatting)

## Common misspellings (14)
`fforgetting`, `fogretting`, `foregtting`, `forgeting`, `forgetitng`, `forgettign`, `forgettingg`, `forgettinng`, `forgettnig`, `forggetting`, `forgteting`, `forrgetting`, `frogetting`, `ofrgetting`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/forgetting