# forthright

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfɔːθˌɹaɪt/ · frequency rank #37,933

## Definitions
1. Straightforward; not evasive; candid and direct.
2. Frank, outspoken.
3. Markedly simple.
4. Fixed; settled; decided.
5. Proceeding straight forth.

## Etymology
From Middle English forþright, forþriʒt, forþriht, from Old English forþriht (“direct, plain”). By surface analysis, forth + right.

## Easily confused with
- **fortnight** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forthright-vs-fortnight)

## Common misspellings (17)
`fforthright`, `forhtright`, `forrthright`, `forthhright`, `forthirght`, `forthrgiht`, `forthrigght`, `forthrighht`, `forthrightt`, `forthrigth`, `forthrihgt`, `forthrright`, `fortrhight`, `fortthright`, `fotrhright`, `frothright`, `ofrthright`

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