Fortdauer

[ˈfɔʁtˌdaʊ̯ɐ]

/[ˈfɔʁtˌdaʊ̯ɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fortdauer” is an uncommon German word, ranked #91,604 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#91,604
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das Nichtaufhören

Key facts for Fortdauer
PropertyValue
HeadwordFortdauer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɔʁtˌdaʊ̯ɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#91,604
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Fortdauer” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Fortdauer lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Fortdauer is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfɔʁtˌdaʊ̯ɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #91,604 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "das Nichtaufhören".

Fortdauer has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Fortdauer, spelled F-O-R-T-D-A-U-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Nichtaufhören

Synonyms

Andauer

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 "Fortdauer"?
"Fortdauer" is spelled F-O-R-T-D-A-U-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔʁtˌdaʊ̯ɐ].
What does "Fortdauer" mean?
As a noun, "Fortdauer" means: das Nichtaufhören
How do you pronounce "Fortdauer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fortdauer" is [ˈfɔʁtˌdaʊ̯ɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fortdauer" come from?
"Fortdauer" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Fortdauer”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is F-O-R-T-D-A-U-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈfɔʁtˌdaʊ̯ɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list