# fort

> English word · Noun · IPA /fɔɹt/ · frequency rank #3,302

## Definitions
1. A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
2. Any permanent army post.
3. An outlying trading-station, as in British North America.
4. A structure improvised from furniture, bedding, etc., for playing games.

## Etymology
From Middle English fort, from Middle French fort (“strong”) (adjective use is from Old French). Doublet of fortis and forte.

## Easily confused with
- **fox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fort-vs-fox)
- **fur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fort-vs-fur)
- **fry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fort-vs-fry)
- **fro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fort-vs-fro)
- **fra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fort-vs-fra)
- **foy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fort-vs-foy)
- **fut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fort-vs-fut)
- **fou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fort-vs-fou)
- **four** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fort-vs-four)
- **foul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fort-vs-foul)
- **fury** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fort-vs-fury)
- **fret** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fort-vs-fret)
- **frat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fort-vs-frat)
- **fowl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fort-vs-fowl)
- **foxy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fort-vs-foxy)
- **furs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fort-vs-furs)
- **Foxx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fort-vs-foxx)
- **FOSS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fort-vs-foss)
- **front** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fort-vs-front)
- **forth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fort-vs-forth)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ffort`, `forrt`, `fortt`, `fotr`, `frot`, `ofrt`

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