forderten

/[ˈfɔʁdɐtn̩]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,493

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

forderten is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fordern Pronounced [ˈfɔʁdɐtn̩]. Often confused with fordert and fordern.

Key facts for forderten
PropertyValue
Headwordforderten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfɔʁdɐtn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,493
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of forderten in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for forderten is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfɔʁdɐtn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,493 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for forderten, with forms such as "fforderten", "fodrerten", and "fordderten". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "fordert", "fordern", "fordere", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is forderten, spelled F-O-R-D-E-R-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fordern
  2. 2
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fordern
  3. 3
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fordern
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fordern

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: fforderten,fodrerten,fordderten,forderetn,forderrten,fordertenn,fordertne,fordertten,fordetren,fordreten,foredrten,forrderten,froderten,ofrderten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for forderten

Misspelling Variants of "forderten"

fforderten10fodrerten9fordderten10forderetn9forderrten10fordertenn10fordertne9fordertten10
Misspelling Variants of "forderten"

Frequency rank: #12,493 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "forderten"?
"forderten" is spelled F-O-R-D-E-R-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔʁdɐtn̩].
What does "forderten" mean?
As a verb, "forderten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fordern
What words are commonly confused with "forderten"?
"forderten" is commonly confused with "fordert", "fordern", "fordere". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "forderten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "forderten" is [ˈfɔʁdɐtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "forderten" come from?
"forderten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.