SpellRight

SpellRight › Spelling

Uncommon

forte

The correct spelling is forte.

How to pronounce forte

/fɔːt/
noun

IPA: /fɔːt/

Say it like: For-te

The correct spelling is forte. A strength or talent. For example: "He writes respectably, but poetry is not his forte."

Usage Examples

He writes respectably, but poetry is not his forte.

The musicians played the passage forte.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A strength or talent.
  2. 2.The strong part of a sword blade, close to the hilt.
  3. 3.A passage in music to be played loudly; a loud section of music.

adjective

  1. 1.Loud. Used as a dynamic directive in sheet music in its abbreviated form, "f.", to indicate raising the volume of the music. (Abbreviated in musical notation with an f, the Unicode character 1D191.)

adverb

  1. 1.Loudly.

Similar words

Words related in meaning — check their spelling too.

View synonyms & usage examples