# forklift

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɔɹklɪft/ · frequency rank #34,066

## Definitions
1. A small industrial vehicle with a power-operated fork-like pronged platform that can be raised and lowered for insertion under a load, often on pallets, to be lifted and moved.

## Etymology
From fork + lift.

## Common misspellings (13)
`fforklift`, `fokrlift`, `forkilft`, `forkklift`, `forklfit`, `forklifft`, `forkliftt`, `forklitf`, `forkllift`, `forlkift`, `forrklift`, `froklift`, `ofrklift`

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