Forstmann

[ˈfɔʁstˌman]

/[ˈfɔʁstˌman]/ noun

The verdict

“Forstmann” is uncommon German (frequency #98,438 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,438
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die sich beruflich mit der Pflege des Waldes und den darin lebenden Tieren befasst

Corpus desk

Index DE-forstmann · Forstmann · German

Forstmann · rank #98,438 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,438
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH forbidden

Nearest frequency peer: forbidden (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Forstmann“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Forstmann“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Forstmann
PropertyValue
HeadwordForstmann
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɔʁstˌman]
Letters9
Frequency rank#98,438
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Forstmann“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Forstmannfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „forbidden“ (#98,437), „Frachtschiffe“ (#98,439), „Flügeltüren“ (#98,435). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Forstmann“ bei #98,438. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Forstmann is uncommon German at frequency #98,438 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɔʁstˌman]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Person, die sich beruflich mit der Pflege des Waldes und den darin lebenden Tieren befasst".

No misspelling variants are generated for Forstmann in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Forstmann, spelled F-O-R-S-T-M-A-N-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die sich beruflich mit der Pflege des Waldes und den darin lebenden Tieren befasst

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Forstmann appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Deshalb wurde an der tschechischen Grenze seit 1970 nichts mehr von dem unternommen, was der Forstmann üblicherweise unter Waldhege versteht. Die Bäume, die 1983 bei einem Gewittersturm knickten, blieben liegen, wurden weder abtransportiert noch verbrannt, sondern moderten vor sich hin.“

Synonyms

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 "Forstmann"?
"Forstmann" is spelled F-O-R-S-T-M-A-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔʁstˌman].
What does "Forstmann" mean?
As a noun, "Forstmann" means: Person, die sich beruflich mit der Pflege des Waldes und den darin lebenden Tieren befasst
How do you pronounce "Forstmann"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Forstmann" is [ˈfɔʁstˌman]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Forstmann" come from?
"Forstmann" 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 "Forstmann", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list