# fordern vs forderten

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### fordern
*verb · IPA [ˈfɔʁdɐn] · frequency rank #2,293*
etwas (von jemandem) verlangen

### forderten
*verb · IPA [ˈfɔʁdɐtn̩] · frequency rank #12,493*
1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fordern

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