# forthcoming

> English word · Adjective · IPA /fɔːθˈkʌmɪŋ/ · frequency rank #10,368

## Definitions
1. Approaching or about to take place.
2. Available when needed; in place, ready.
3. Willing to co-operate or provide information; candid, frank, responsive.

## Etymology
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”)). Compare Dutch voortkomend (“coming forth, originating from (verb)”), German fortkommend (“getting away; progressing (verb)”).
The noun is derived from forth (“forwards”) + coming (“arrival”).

## Common misspellings (18)
`fforthcoming`, `forhtcoming`, `forrthcoming`, `fortchoming`, `forthccoming`, `forthcmoing`, `forthcoimng`, `forthcomign`, `forthcomingg`, `forthcominng`, `forthcomming`, `forthcomnig`, `forthhcoming`, `forthocming`, `fortthcoming`, `fotrhcoming`, `frothcoming`, `ofrthcoming`

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