-fort

[-fɔʁt]

/[-fɔʁt]/ name

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The verdict

“-fort” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ortsnamengrundwort für Furt, Flussdurchgang, Flussübergang

Corpus desk

Index DE-fort · -fort · German

-fort · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "-" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for -fort
PropertyValue
Headword-fort
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[-fɔʁt]
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „-fort“ im Deutschen

-fortsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

-fort is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [-fɔʁt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ortsnamengrundwort für Furt, Flussdurchgang, Flussübergang".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for -fort, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is -fort, spelled --F-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ortsnamengrundwort für Furt, Flussdurchgang, Flussübergang

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Kamp-Lintfort, Manfort, Steinfort

Synonyms

-ford

This word in other languages

-ford(English)-gué(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "-fort"?
"-fort" is spelled --F-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [-fɔʁt].
What does "-fort" mean?
As a proper noun, "-fort" means: Ortsnamengrundwort für Furt, Flussdurchgang, Flussübergang
How do you pronounce "-fort"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "-fort" is [-fɔʁt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "-fort" come from?
"-fort" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list