FörderervsfordertWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#16,432
“Förderer” frequency rank
#1,883
“fordert” frequency rank
18315
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Förderer fordert
Definition Person oder Organisation, die etwas oder jemanden fördert Imperativ Plural (ihr) des Verbs fordern

Where the eye mixes Förderer and fordert

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

8 ch
Förderer
7 ch
fordert

Visual trap between Förderer and fordert

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Förderer is [ˈfœʁdəʁɐ] while fordert is [ˈfɔʁdɐt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18315, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Förderer is recorded at frequency rank #16,432, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfœʁdəʁɐ]. fordert is at rank #1,883, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfɔʁdɐt].

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 18315, this pair ranks #1,919,419 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Förderer vs fordert

Shared letters: defr. Private to "Förderer": ö. Private to "fordert": ot.

"Förderer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "fordert" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fordertffordert · fodrert · forddert · forderrt · fordertt · fordetr · fordret · foredrt

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Förderer" and "fordert" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Förderer" is a noun and "fordert" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Förderer" or "fordert"?
"fordert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,883 in our German list, against #16,432 for "Förderer". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Förderer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "fordert" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,919,419 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Förderer" and "fordert" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Federer vs Förderer". 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 #1,919,419 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list