forbearance

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The verdict

“forbearance” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Akt des Unterlassens; des Abstandnehmens von etwas

Corpus desk

Index DE-forbearance · forbearance · German

forbearance · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for forbearance
PropertyValue
Headwordforbearance
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „forbearance“ im Deutschen

forbearanceschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

forbearance is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for forbearance, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is forbearance, spelled F-O-R-B-E-A-R-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Akt des Unterlassens; des Abstandnehmens von etwas
  2. 2
    Selbstkontrolle, geduldige Hinnahme
  3. 3
    ein sich entziehen von der Durchsetzung eines Gesetzes
  4. 4
    die Nachsicht eines Kreditgebers, nachdem das ursprünglich fixierte Datum überschritten wurde

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how forbearance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I thank you for your support, forbearance and counsel buring this hard times.

Synonyms

abstinencefailurepatiencetolerancetolerationsufferanceindulgencemoratoriumdeferraldelay

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "forbearance"?
"forbearance" is spelled F-O-R-B-E-A-R-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "forbearance" mean?
As a noun, "forbearance" means: der Akt des Unterlassens; des Abstandnehmens von etwas
How do you pronounce "forbearance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "forbearance" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "forbearance" come from?
"forbearance" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list