forthcoming
forth·com·ing/fɔɹθˈkʌmɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
forthcoming is spelled F-O-R-T-H-C-O-M-I-N-G: 11 letters and 3 syllables (forth·com·ing). It appears 5.6 times per million words in written English, the 10,358th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, forthcoming means “Approaching or about to take place” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in forthcoming?
| Letters | 11: F-O-R-T-H-C-O-M-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: forth·com·ing |
| In writing | 5.6 times per million words; the 10,358th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is forthcoming?
Forthcoming appears 5.6 times per million words in written English, the 10,358th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce forthcoming?
- UK /fɔːθˈkʌmɪŋ/
- US /fɔɹθˈkʌmɪŋ/
Forthcoming has 3 syllables, split forth·com·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-forthcoming.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with forthcoming?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as forthcoming from its last stressed vowel (/ʌmɪŋ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of forthcoming
- more forthcoming comparative
- most forthcoming superlative
- forthcomings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does forthcoming mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Approaching or about to take place.
I shall vote in the forthcoming election.
- 2
Available when needed; in place, ready.
The money was not forthcoming.
- 3
Willing to co-operate or provide information; candid, frank, responsive.
Once I explained why I needed to know, she was really forthcoming.
noun
- 1
An act of coming forth.
- 2
Something that is yet to come.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of forthcome
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forthcoming in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | prochain |
| German | bevorstehend, entgegenkommend , verfügbar , mitteilsam |
| Portuguese | próximo, vindouro , disponível |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does forthcoming come from?
The adjective is derived from forth (“forwards”) + coming (“approaching (adjective)”); or from Middle English forth commyng, *forthcominge, present participle of forth-comen (“to come forth; to appear, issue”), from Old English forþcuman (“to come forth, come forward”) (present participle *forþcumende), from forþ- (“forth; forward”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“before, in front; first”)) + cuman (“to come”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- (“to step”)).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).