fortentwickeln
[ˈfɔʁtʔɛntˌvɪkl̩n]
The verdict
“fortentwickeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas verändern, um es zu verbessern
Corpus desk
Index DE-fortentwickeln · fortentwickeln · German
fortentwickeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fortentwickeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfɔʁtʔɛntˌvɪkl̩n] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „fortentwickeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
fortentwickeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfɔʁtʔɛntˌvɪkl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for fortentwickeln in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is fortentwickeln, spelled F-O-R-T-E-N-T-W-I-C-K-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1etwas verändern, um es zu verbessern
- 2sich verändern, um eine neue Entwicklungsstufe zu erreichen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fortentwickeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das KSchG ist mit seinen §§ 7, 8 gegenüber § 87 BRG ohne Zweifel verbessernd fortentwickelt worden.“
Man kann sich kaum fortentwickeln, wenn man ständig Knüppel zwischen die Beine geworfen bekommt.
Synonyms
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.