forja

/[ˈfoɾxa]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#23,419

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

forja is aSpanishnoun. It means: Caldera u horno en que se calientan los metales para forjarlos. Pronounced [ˈfoɾxa]. Often confused with fra and foro.

Key facts for forja
PropertyValue
Headwordforja
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfoɾxa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#23,419
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of forja in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for forja is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfoɾxa]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,419 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for forja, with forms such as "fforja", "fojra", and "foraj". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fra", "foro", "fría", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is forja, spelled F-O-R-J-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Caldera u horno en que se calientan los metales para forjarlos.
  2. 2
    Taller del forjador donde se instala este instrumento.
  3. 3
    Taller donde se funde el mineral de hierro.
  4. 4
    Acción y efecto de forjar un metal.
  5. 5
    Metal trabajado por forja₄, por oposición al de fundición.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: fforja,fojra,foraj,forjja,forrja,froja,ofrja

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for forja

Misspelling Variants of "forja"

fforja6fojra5foraj5forjja6forrja6froja5ofrja5
Misspelling Variants of "forja"

Frequency rank: #23,419 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "forja"?
"forja" is spelled F-O-R-J-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoɾxa].
What does "forja" mean?
As a noun, "forja" means: Caldera u horno en que se calientan los metales para forjarlos.
What words are commonly confused with "forja"?
"forja" is commonly confused with "fra", "foro", "fría". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "forja"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "forja" is [ˈfoɾxa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "forja" come from?
"forja" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.