forward

\ˈfoːɐ̯vɐt\

/\ˈfoːɐ̯vɐt\/ verb

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The verdict

“forward” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #34,544. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,544
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de forwarden.

Corpus desk

Index FR-forward · forward · French

forward · rank #34,544 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #34,544
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH formalisme

Nearest frequency peer: formalisme (-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 « forward »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « forward » 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).

forward vs foulard
71% similar

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

Key facts for forward
PropertyValue
Headwordforward
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈfoːɐ̯vɐt\
Letters7
Frequency rank#34,544
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « forward »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).forwardse 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 « formalisme » (#34,543), « fourcade » (#34,545), « flying » (#34,542). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « forward » est au #34,544. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around forward (IPA \ˈfoːɐ̯vɐt\), averb. Corpus frequency is #34,544 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de forwarden.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for forward, with forms such as "fforward", "forawrd", and "forrward". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "foulard", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is forward, spelled F-O-R-W-A-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de forwarden.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fforward
  • forawrd
  • forrward
  • forwadr
  • forwardd
  • forwarrd
  • forwrad
  • forwward
  • fowrard
  • froward
  • ofrward

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of forward - 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.

fforward1forawrd2forrward1forwadr2forwardd1forwarrd1forwrad2forwward1
Edit distance from "forward"

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 "forward"?
"forward" is spelled F-O-R-W-A-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈfoːɐ̯vɐt\.
What does "forward" mean?
As a verb, "forward" means: Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de forwarden.
What words are commonly confused with "forward"?
"forward" is commonly confused with "foulard". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "forward"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "forward" is \ˈfoːɐ̯vɐt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "forward" come from?
"forward" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

floraux#34,541Guilhem#34,552gérance#34,554hameçon#34,557

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

fourcade11 variantsHartmann11 variantshighway11 variantsillettrés11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list