Which to use
“forage” and “forge” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,625
- “forage” frequency rank
- #13,389
- “forge” frequency rank
- 30014
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | forage | forge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de forer ou résultat de cette action. | Usine dans laquelle la fonte de fer est transformée en métal. |
Where the eye mixes forage and forge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between forage and forge
A purely visual mix-up. forage (\fɔ.ʁaʒ\) and forge (\fɔʁʒ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30014, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
forage is recorded at frequency rank #16,625, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɔ.ʁaʒ\. forge is at rank #13,389, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɔʁʒ\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 30014, this pair ranks #313,046 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of forage vs forge
Shared letters: efgor. Private to "forage": a. Private to "forge": -.
"forage" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "forge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "forage" and "forge" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "forage" or "forge" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "forage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "forge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #313,046 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "forage" and "forge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "forage vs formaté". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #313,046 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.