# forties

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #27,467

## Definitions
1. The fifth decade of a century: the 1840s, 1940s, 2040s, etc.
2. The decade of one's life from age 40 through age 49.
3. The range between 40 and 49.

## Easily confused with
- **fries** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forties-vs-fries)
- **fortify** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forties-vs-fortify)
- **fortress** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forties-vs-fortress)
- **fortunes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forties-vs-fortunes)
- **forte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forte-vs-forties)
- **forces** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forces-vs-forties)
- **Forbes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forbes-vs-forties)
- **fifties** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fifties-vs-forties)
- **follies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/follies-vs-forties)

## Common misspellings (10)
`fforties`, `forites`, `forrties`, `forteis`, `fortiess`, `fortise`, `fortties`, `fotries`, `froties`, `ofrties`

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