forge
\fɔʁʒ\
The verdict
“forge” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #13,389 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #13,389
- frequency rank, French
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Usine dans laquelle la fonte de fer est transformée en métal.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | forge |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fɔʁʒ\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #13,389 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “forge” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for forge is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fɔʁʒ\. Corpus data places it at rank #13,389 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for forge, with forms such as "fforge", "fogre", and "foreg". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fort", "free", "form", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is forge, spelled F-O-R-G-E.
Definition
- 1Usine dans laquelle la fonte de fer est transformée en métal.
- 2Haut-fourneau où le minerai est réduit en fonte.
- 3Fourneau, atelier où les métaux se travaillent au feu et au marteau.
- 4Métier ou industrie de la transformation des métaux.
- 5Atelier d’un maréchal-ferrant.
- 6Pierre de liais sur laquelle on bat le plomb à froid.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: fforge,fogre,foreg,forgge,forrge,froge,ofrge
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of forge - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “forge”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-O-R-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fɔʁʒ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “fort” - see the side-by-side comparison. forge vs fort
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.