forjar

/[foɾˈxaɾ]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#23,787

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

forjar is aSpanishverb. It means: Golpear el metal con un martillo para darle forma. Pronounced [foɾˈxaɾ]. Often confused with forma and Formas.

Key facts for forjar
PropertyValue
Headwordforjar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[foɾˈxaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#23,787
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for forjar is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [foɾˈxaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,787 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for forjar, with forms such as "fforjar", "fojrar", and "forajr". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "forma", "Formas", "formar", 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 forjar, spelled F-O-R-J-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Golpear el metal con un martillo para darle forma.
  2. 2
    Hacer un forjado.
  3. 3
    Inventar, crear, imaginar (por ej. fantasías, ilusiones, hechos, etc.)

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: fforjar,fojrar,forajr,forjarr,forjjar,forjra,forrjar,frojar,ofrjar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for forjar

Misspelling Variants of "forjar"

fforjar7fojrar6forajr6forjarr7forjjar7forjra6forrjar7frojar6
Misspelling Variants of "forjar"

Frequency rank: #23,787 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "forjar"?
"forjar" is spelled F-O-R-J-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [foɾˈxaɾ].
What does "forjar" mean?
As a verb, "forjar" means: Golpear el metal con un martillo para darle forma.
What words are commonly confused with "forjar"?
"forjar" is commonly confused with "forma", "Formas", "formar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "forjar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "forjar" is [foɾˈxaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "forjar" come from?
"forjar" 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.