fortevsFotzeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: forte is a adverb, Fotze is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“forte” is an adverb and “Fotze” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#29,128
“forte” frequency rank
#8,711
“Fotze” frequency rank
37839
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature forte Fotze
Definition laut, stark weibliches Geschlechtsorgan (Vulva)

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set forte and Fotze apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
forte
5 ch
Fotze

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: forte is [ˈfɔʁtə] while Fotze is [ˈfɔt͡sə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37839, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

forte is recorded at frequency rank #29,128, classified as anadv, pronounced [ˈfɔʁtə]. Fotze is at rank #8,711, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɔt͡sə].

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 37839, this pair ranks #1,579,749 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of forte vs Fotze

Shared letters: efot. Private to "forte": r. Private to "Fotze": z.

"forte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Fotze" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fortefforte · foret · forrte · fortte · fotre · frote · ofrte
  • Fotzeffotze · fotez · fottze · fotzze · fozte · ftoze · oftze

Frequency comparison

forte#29,128
Fotze#8,711

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "forte" and "Fotze" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "forte" is an adverb and "Fotze" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "forte" or "Fotze"?
"Fotze" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,711 in our German list, against #29,128 for "forte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering forte vs Fotze

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adverb, it's “forte”; for a noun, it's “Fotze”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “forte” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list