for·got·ten

/fərˈɡɒtn̩/ adj.

No longer remembered.

Brand share of each word

Right: more common before the brand. Up: more of today's attention goes to the brand.

Four outcomes

Click a row to show only those words in the chart above and show them in the dictionary below.

The biggest rises in capitals

The 30 largest rises among lowercase words with at least 20,000 monthly brand views. Open dots show before launch; filled dots show 2022.

When capitals take over

Across: years since launch. Up: the share of book uses written with an initial capital. Lines show the middle word in each group; pale bands show the middle half.

Small graphs: uses in books, 1900–2022. Dark line: lowercase. Coloured line: Capitalized. Dashed line: brand launch.

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