# forgiveness

> English word · Noun · IPA /fəˈɡɪvnəs/ · frequency rank #8,669

## Definitions
1. The action of forgiving.
2. A readiness to forgive.

## Etymology
From Middle English forgiveness, forgifnes, from Old English forġiefnes, equivalent to forgive + -ness. Cognate with Dutch vergiffenis.

## Common misspellings (15)
`fforgiveness`, `fogriveness`, `forggiveness`, `forgievness`, `forgiveenss`, `forgivenes`, `forgivenness`, `forgivenses`, `forgivneess`, `forgivveness`, `forgvieness`, `forigveness`, `forrgiveness`, `frogiveness`, `ofrgiveness`

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