fordert

[ˈfɔʁdɐt]

/[ˈfɔʁdɐt]/ verb

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The verdict

“fordert” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,883. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,883
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Imperativ Plural (ihr) des Verbs fordern

Corpus desk

Index DE-fordert · fordert · German

fordert · rank #1,883 · 11 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,883
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Firmen

Nearest frequency peer: Firmen (-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 „fordert“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „fordert“ 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).

fordert vs forest
71% similar
fordert vs friert
71% similar
fordert vs forget
71% similar

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

Key facts for fordert
PropertyValue
Headwordfordert
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfɔʁdɐt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,883
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „fordert“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).fordertliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Firmen“ (#1,882), „gemeint“ (#1,884), „Geschichten“ (#1,885). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fordert“ bei #1,883. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around fordert (IPA [ˈfɔʁdɐt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,883 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for fordert, with forms such as "ffordert", "fodrert", and "forddert". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "forest", "friert", "forget", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 fordert, spelled F-O-R-D-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Imperativ Plural (ihr) des Verbs fordern
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens des Verbs fordern
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens des Verbs fordern
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens des Verbs fordern

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffordert
  • fodrert
  • forddert
  • forderrt
  • fordertt
  • fordetr
  • fordret
  • foredrt
  • forrdert
  • frodert
  • ofrdert

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fordert - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ffordert1fodrert2forddert1forderrt1fordertt1fordetr2fordret2foredrt2
Edit distance from "fordert"

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 "fordert"?
"fordert" is spelled F-O-R-D-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔʁdɐt].
What does "fordert" mean?
As a verb, "fordert" means: Imperativ Plural (ihr) des Verbs fordern
What words are commonly confused with "fordert"?
"fordert" is commonly confused with "forest", "friert", "forget". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fordert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fordert" is [ˈfɔʁdɐt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fordert" come from?
"fordert" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gemeint#1,884erleben#1,878Hinweis#1,889Männern#1,896

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Reaktion11 variantsentlang11 variantsFleisch11 variantsbesitzt11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list