forsch

/[fɔʁʃ]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#41,170

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

forsch is anGermanadj. It means: energisch, zügig herangehend Pronounced [fɔʁʃ]. Often confused with Forst and frech.

Key facts for forsch
PropertyValue
Headwordforsch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[fɔʁʃ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#41,170
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for forsch is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɔʁʃ]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,170 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "energisch, zügig herangehend".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for forsch, with forms such as "fforsch", "forcsh", and "forrsch". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Forst", "frech", "frisch", 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 forsch, spelled F-O-R-S-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    energisch, zügig herangehend

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: fforsch,forcsh,forrsch,forscch,forschh,forshc,forssch,fosrch,ofrsch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for forsch

Misspelling Variants of "forsch"

fforsch7forcsh6forrsch7forscch7forschh7forshc6forssch7fosrch6
Misspelling Variants of "forsch"

Frequency rank: #41,170 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "forsch"?
"forsch" is spelled F-O-R-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [fɔʁʃ].
What does "forsch" mean?
As an adj, "forsch" means: energisch, zügig herangehend
What words are commonly confused with "forsch"?
"forsch" is commonly confused with "Forst", "frech", "frisch". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "forsch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "forsch" is [fɔʁʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "forsch" come from?
"forsch" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter F in our German index:

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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.