fortfliegen
[ˈfɔʁtˌfliːɡn̩]
The verdict
“fortfliegen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich fliegend entfernen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fortfliegen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfɔʁtˌfliːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fortfliegen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
fortfliegen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfɔʁtˌfliːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich fliegend entfernen".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for fortfliegen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is fortfliegen, spelled F-O-R-T-F-L-I-E-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich fliegend entfernen
Antonyms
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.
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Using “fortfliegen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-O-R-T-F-L-I-E-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfɔʁtˌfliːɡn̩] (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.