# fronting

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɹʌntɪŋ/ · frequency rank #27,844

## Definitions
1. A process whereby a vowel or a consonant is pronounced farther to the front of the vocal tract than some reference point.
2. A phonological relationship where a front vowel is found in place of a relative back vowel in an inflected form of a word.
3. An analogous relationship between the vowel sounds in a dialect of a language relative to the language standard or an earlier form of the language.
4. The movement of a word of phrase to nearer the beginning of a sentence or clause than it would usually appear, often for emphasis. May also occur as part of the standard syntax of particular constructions (e.g. wh-fronting).
5. An act of putting on a false façade to impress people.

## Easily confused with
- **frosting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fronting-vs-frosting)
- **frowning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fronting-vs-frowning)
- **fruiting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fronting-vs-fruiting)
- **frontline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fronting-vs-frontline)
- **footing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/footing-vs-fronting)
- **floating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/floating-vs-fronting)
- **frontier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/frontier-vs-fronting)
- **fainting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fainting-vs-fronting)
- **fretting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fretting-vs-fronting)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ffronting`, `fornting`, `frnoting`, `fronitng`, `fronnting`, `frontign`, `frontingg`, `frontinng`, `frontnig`, `frontting`, `frotning`, `frronting`, `rfonting`

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