# forget vs former

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### forget
*verb · IPA /ˈfoːget/ · frequency rank #24,336*
esquecer

### former
*noun · frequency rank #47,368*
formador

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/forget-vs-former