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 eye mixes forte and Fotze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. forte and Fotze follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between forte and Fotze
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "forte" for "Fotze" ever safe?
Frequency check: "forte" vs "Fotze" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "forte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Fotze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,579,749 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "forte" and "Fotze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "forms vs forte". 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 #1,579,749 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.