Forst
[fɔʁst]
The verdict
“Forst” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,365. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #8,365
- frequency rank, German
- 3,474
- “F” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zum Zwecke der Nutzung (Jagd, Holzgewinnung) von Menschen gepflegter Waldabschnitt, der einer geregelten Forstwirtschaft unterliegt
Corpus desk
Index DE-forst · Forst · German
Forst · rank #8,365 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #8,365
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,474
- PHOTO-FINISH Folter
Nearest frequency peer: Folter (-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 „Forst“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Feder
Feder
91,639 corpus weight
- Feierabend
Feierabend
91,638 corpus weight
- Folter
Folter
91,637 corpus weight
- Forst
Forst
91,636 corpus weight
- fortan
fortan
91,635 corpus weight
- Fotografen
Fotografen
91,634 corpus weight
What this shows „Forst“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Forst |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [fɔʁst] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #8,365 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Forst“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Forst (IPA [fɔʁst]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,365 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Forst, with forms such as "fforst", "forrst", and "forsst". 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, "fürs", "Forum", "Frist", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Forst, spelled F-O-R-S-T.
Definition
- 1zum Zwecke der Nutzung (Jagd, Holzgewinnung) von Menschen gepflegter Waldabschnitt, der einer geregelten Forstwirtschaft unterliegt
- 2eine Weidefläche, die einst bewaldet war
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Forst appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Forst schützt die Stadt vor den häufigen Südwestwinden.
Auf der Wanderkarte ist hier jetzt ein Forst dargestellt.
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- fforst
- forrst
- forsst
- forstt
- forts
- fosrt
- ofrst
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Forst - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Forst", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).