forgéevsforgetWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: forgée is a verb, forget is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“forgée” is a verb and “forget” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#33,690
“forgée” frequency rank
#21,629
“forget” frequency rank
55319
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature forgée forget
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de forger. Partie en débord d’une toiture.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set forgée and forget apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
forgée
6 ch
forget

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: forgée is \fɔʁ.ʒe\ while forget is \fɔʁ.ʒɛ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55319, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

forgée is recorded at frequency rank #33,690, classified as averb, pronounced \fɔʁ.ʒe\. 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 55319, this pair ranks #128,211 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of forgée vs forget

Shared letters: efgor. Private to "forgée": é. Private to "forget": t.

"forgée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV  ·  "forget" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • forgetfforget · fogret · foregt · forgett · forgget · forgte · forrget · froget

Frequency comparison

forgée#33,690
forget#21,629

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "forgée" and "forget" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "forgée" is a verb and "forget" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "forgée" or "forget"?
"forget" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,629 in our French list, against #33,690 for "forgée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering forgée vs forget

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “forgée”; for a noun, it's “forget”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “forgée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list