forget-me-not

\fɔʁ.ɡɛt.mi.nɔt\

/\fɔʁ.ɡɛt.mi.nɔt\/ noun

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The verdict

“forget-me-not” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Myosotis.

Key facts for forget-me-not
PropertyValue
Headwordforget-me-not
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\fɔʁ.ɡɛt.mi.nɔt\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “forget-me-not” sits in French frequency

forget-me-not falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

forget-me-not is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fɔʁ.ɡɛt.mi.nɔt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Myosotis.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for forget-me-not, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is forget-me-not, spelled F-O-R-G-E-T---M-E---N-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Myosotis.

Synonyms

myosotisvergiss-mein-nicht

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "forget-me-not"?
"forget-me-not" is spelled F-O-R-G-E-T---M-E---N-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is \fɔʁ.ɡɛt.mi.nɔt\.
What does "forget-me-not" mean?
As a noun, "forget-me-not" means: Myosotis.
How do you pronounce "forget-me-not"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "forget-me-not" is \fɔʁ.ɡɛt.mi.nɔt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "forget-me-not" come from?
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Using “forget-me-not”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is F-O-R-G-E-T---M-E---N-O-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \fɔʁ.ɡɛt.mi.nɔt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list