# fortan vs forte

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### fortan
*adverb · IPA [fɔʁtˈʔan] · frequency rank #8,366*
ab jetzt, von jetzt an, ab sofort, in Zukunft

### forte
*adverb · IPA [ˈfɔʁtə] · frequency rank #29,128*
laut, stark

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