Which to use
“forage” and “forget” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,625
- “forage” frequency rank
- #21,629
- “forget” frequency rank
- 38254
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | forage | forget |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de forer ou résultat de cette action. | Partie en débord d’une toiture. |
Where the eye mixes forage and forget
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: forage vs forget
A purely visual mix-up. forage (\fɔ.ʁaʒ\) and forget (\fɔʁ.ʒɛ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38254, 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\. forget is at rank #21,629, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɔʁ.ʒɛ\.
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 38254, this pair ranks #256,578 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of forage vs forget
Shared letters: efgor. Private to "forage": a. Private to "forget": t.
"forage" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "forget" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "forage" and "forget" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "forage" or "forget"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "forage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "forget" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #256,578 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "forage" and "forget" 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 #256,578 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.