forces

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The verdict

“forces” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,187. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,187
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plural des Substantivs force

Corpus desk

Index DE-forces · forces · German

forces · rank #35,187 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,187
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Formats

Nearest frequency peer: Formats (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „forces“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „forces“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

forces vs Foren
50% similar
forces vs forte
67% similar
forces vs forms
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for forces
PropertyValue
Headwordforces
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#35,187
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „forces“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).forcesliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Formats“ (#35,188), „Floskeln“ (#35,185), „formiert“ (#35,189). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „forces“ bei #35,187. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around forces (IPA […]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,187 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Plural des Substantivs force".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for forces, with forms such as "fforces", "focres", and "forcces". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Foren", "forte", "forms", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is forces, spelled F-O-R-C-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plural des Substantivs force

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fforces
  • focres
  • forcces
  • forcess
  • forcse
  • forecs
  • forrces
  • froces
  • ofrces

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of forces - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

fforces1focres2forcces1forcess1forcse2forecs2forrces1froces2
Edit distance from "forces"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "forces"?
"forces" is spelled F-O-R-C-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "forces" mean?
As a noun, "forces" means: Plural des Substantivs force
What words are commonly confused with "forces"?
"forces" is commonly confused with "Foren", "forte", "forms". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "forces"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "forces" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "forces" come from?
"forces" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "forces", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list