fortfuhren
[ˈfɔʁtˌfuːʁən]
The verdict
“fortfuhren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs fortfahren
Corpus desk
Index DE-fortfuhren · fortfuhren · German
fortfuhren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | fortfuhren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfɔʁtˌfuːʁən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „fortfuhren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
fortfuhren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfɔʁtˌfuːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
fortfuhren doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented 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 fortfuhren, spelled F-O-R-T-F-U-H-R-E-N.
Definition
- 11. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs fortfahren
- 23. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs fortfahren
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.