forge

\fɔʁʒ\

/\fɔʁʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“forge” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,389. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,389
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Usine dans laquelle la fonte de fer est transformée en métal.

Corpus desk

Index FR-forge · forge · French

forge · rank #13,389 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,389
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH foin

Nearest frequency peer: foin (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « forge »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « forge » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

forge vs fort
60% similar
forge vs free
60% similar
forge vs form
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for forge
PropertyValue
Headwordforge
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɔʁʒ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#13,389
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « forge »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).forgese place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « foin » (#13,388), « fraudes » (#13,390), « fièrement » (#13,387). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « forge » est au #13,389. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around forge (IPA \fɔʁʒ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,389 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Usine dans laquelle la fonte de fer est transformée en métal.
  2. 2
    Haut-fourneau où le minerai est réduit en fonte.
  3. 3
    Fourneau, atelier où les métaux se travaillent au feu et au marteau.
  4. 4
    Métier ou industrie de la transformation des métaux.
  5. 5
    Atelier d’un maréchal-ferrant.
  6. 6
    Pierre de liais sur laquelle on bat le plomb à froid.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how forge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Seul témoin de cette époque révolue où la forge de Vendresse sortait 3 tonnes de fonte par jour, rugissant jour et nuit, où la sidérurgie ardennaise battait son plein, son haut-fourneau est d'ailleurs un lieu incontournable.
  2. Toute forge qui ne produirait pas trois cents milliers de fer par an, ne vaudrait pas la peine d’être établie ni maintenue.

Synonyms

fonderiesidérurgieusine

This word in other languages

forge(English)forja(Español)Eisenwerk(Deutsch)forja(Português)

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.

fforge1fogre2foreg2forgge1forrge1froge2ofrge2
Edit distance from "forge"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "forge"?
"forge" is spelled F-O-R-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \fɔʁʒ\.
What does "forge" mean?
As a noun, "forge" means: Usine dans laquelle la fonte de fer est transformée en métal.
What words are commonly confused with "forge"?
"forge" is commonly confused with "fort", "free", "form". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "forge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "forge" is \fɔʁʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "forge" come from?
"forge" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "forge", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gelée#13,394lèvre#13,423devis#13,353câlin#13,349

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

ghetto7 variantsHannah7 variantsMorel7 variantsmorris7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list