Fortentwicklung
[ˈfɔʁtʔɛntˌvɪklʊŋ]
The verdict
“Fortentwicklung” is uncommon German (frequency #52,852 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,852
- frequency rank, German
- 3,474
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Veränderung in die richtige Richtung in einem zeitlichen Prozess
Corpus desk
Index DE-fortentwicklung · Fortentwicklung · German
Fortentwicklung · rank #52,852 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,852
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,474
- PHOTO-FINISH formierten
Nearest frequency peer: formierten (-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 „Fortentwicklung“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Fleischkons…
Fleischkonsum
47,153 corpus weight
- folgenlos
folgenlos
47,151 corpus weight
- formierten
formierten
47,150 corpus weight
- Fortentwick…
Fortentwicklung
47,149 corpus weight
- fraglos
fraglos
47,147 corpus weight
- fremdenfein…
fremdenfeindlichen
47,146 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Fortentwicklung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fortentwicklung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɔʁtʔɛntˌvɪklʊŋ] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #52,852 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fortentwicklung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fortentwicklung is uncommon German at frequency #52,852 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɔʁtʔɛntˌvɪklʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Veränderung in die richtige Richtung in einem zeitlichen Prozess".
Zero misspellings are on record for Fortentwicklung in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. 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.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Fortentwicklung, spelled F-O-R-T-E-N-T-W-I-C-K-L-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Veränderung in die richtige Richtung in einem zeitlichen Prozess
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fortentwicklung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nach den Fortentwicklungen in der Schule musste der Direktor Konsequenzen ankündigen, wenn sie nicht bald behoben werden.
Die Fortentwicklung der API-Schnittstelle musste sofort korrigiert und eingecheckt werden.
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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.
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