forgoing
/fɔɹˈɡoʊɪŋ/
"forgoing" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“forgoing” is uncommon English (frequency #56,751 among 18,613 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,751
- frequency rank, English
- 18,613
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - present participle and gerund of forgo
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | forgoing |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /fɔɹˈɡoʊɪŋ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #56,751 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “forgoing” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
forgoing is uncommon English at frequency #56,751 among 18,613 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /fɔɹˈɡoʊɪŋ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "present participle and gerund of forgo".
Zero misspellings are on record for forgoing in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is forgoing, spelled F-O-R-G-O-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1present participle and gerund of forgo
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.
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Using “forgoing”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is F-O-R-G-O-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /fɔɹˈɡoʊɪŋ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.