# forte

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɔːteɪ/ · frequency rank #21,216

## Definitions
1. A strength or talent; a strong point.
2. The strong part of a sword blade, close to the hilt.

## Etymology
Borrowed 1640–50; earlier fort < Middle French; disyllabic pronunciation by association with Italian forte, from Latin fortis (“strong”). Doublet of fort and fortis.

## Easily confused with
- **FTE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forte-vs-fte)
- **free** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forte-vs-free)
- **forth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forte-vs-forth)
- **forum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forte-vs-forum)
- **forty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forte-vs-forty)
- **Foyle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forte-vs-foyle)
- **fourth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forte-vs-fourth)
- **foster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forte-vs-foster)
- **fortune** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forte-vs-fortune)
- **forties** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forte-vs-forties)
- **for** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/for-vs-forte)
- **foe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foe-vs-forte)
- **form** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/form-vs-forte)
- **fire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fire-vs-forte)
- **foot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foot-vs-forte)
- **ford** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ford-vs-forte)
- **fort** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fort-vs-forte)
- **fate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fate-vs-forte)
- **fork** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fork-vs-forte)
- **fare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fare-vs-forte)

## Common misspellings (7)
`fforte`, `foret`, `forrte`, `fortte`, `fotre`, `frote`, `ofrte`

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