forte

[ˈfɔʁtə]

/[ˈfɔʁtə]/ adv

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The verdict

“forte” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,128. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,128
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - laut, stark

Corpus desk

Index DE-forte · forte · German

forte · rank #29,128 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,128
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH formelle

Nearest frequency peer: formelle (-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 „forte“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „forte“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

forte vs foto
60% similar
forte vs free
60% similar
forte vs Forum
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for forte
PropertyValue
Headwordforte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈfɔʁtə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#29,128
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „forte“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).forteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „formelle“ (#29,127), „Frachter“ (#29,129), „Fiskus“ (#29,126). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „forte“ bei #29,128. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around forte (IPA [ˈfɔʁtə]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #29,128 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 forte, with forms such as "fforte", "foret", and "forrte". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "foto", "free", "Forum", 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 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 forte, spelled F-O-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    laut, stark
  2. 2
    stark

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die nächsten drei Takte sind forte.
  2. Ein Medikament mit dem Zusatz forte ist stärker als die normale Variante.

Synonyms

laut

Antonyms

pianoleise

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fforte
  • foret
  • forrte
  • fortte
  • fotre
  • frote
  • ofrte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of forte - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

fforte1foret2forrte1fortte1fotre2frote2ofrte2
Edit distance from "forte"

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 "forte"?
"forte" is spelled F-O-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔʁtə].
What does "forte" mean?
As an adverb, "forte" means: laut, stark
What words are commonly confused with "forte"?
"forte" is commonly confused with "foto", "free", "Forum". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "forte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "forte" is [ˈfɔʁtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "forte" come from?
"forte" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "forte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Fötus#29,134gGmbH#29,155hager#29,164heizt#29,169

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

dünnes7 variantsKarat7 variantscorsa7 variantsBünde7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list