# fortan vs fortune

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### fortune
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #30,054*
Schicksal, Zukunft

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