fortgeschritten

[ˈfɔʁtɡəˌʃʁɪtn̩]

/[ˈfɔʁtɡəˌʃʁɪtn̩]/ adj

The verdict

“fortgeschritten” has 23 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,579. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,579
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
23
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht mehr am Anfang stehend, sich in einem weiterentwickelten Stadium befindend

Corpus desk

Index DE-fortgeschritten · fortgeschritten · German

fortgeschritten · rank #19,579 · 23 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,579
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 23 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Frechen

Nearest frequency peer: Frechen (+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 „fortgeschritten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „fortgeschritten“ 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).

fortgeschritten vs Fortschritten
80% similar
fortgeschritten vs fortgeschrittene
94% similar
fortgeschritten vs fortgeschrittenen
88% similar

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

Key facts for fortgeschritten
PropertyValue
Headwordfortgeschritten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfɔʁtɡəˌʃʁɪtn̩]
Letters15
Frequency rank#19,579
Misspellings tracked23
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „fortgeschritten“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).fortgeschrittenliegt 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: „Frechen“ (#19,580), „Folgezeit“ (#19,577), „frischem“ (#19,581). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fortgeschritten“ bei #19,579. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 23 spelling variants around fortgeschritten (IPA [ˈfɔʁtɡəˌʃʁɪtn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #19,579 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "nicht mehr am Anfang stehend, sich in einem weiterentwickelten Stadium befindend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for fortgeschritten, with forms such as "ffortgeschritten", "forgteschritten", and "forrtgeschritten". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Fortschritten", "fortgeschrittene", "fortgeschrittenen", 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 its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is fortgeschritten, spelled F-O-R-T-G-E-S-C-H-R-I-T-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    nicht mehr am Anfang stehend, sich in einem weiterentwickelten Stadium befindend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Vor neun Jahrzehnten erlitt das bevölkerungsreichste, technisch fortgeschrittenste und fleißigste Land Kontinentaleuropas einen furchtbaren Rückschlag.“
  2. „Gegen Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts verbreitete sich das eugenische Denken in den fortgeschrittenen Industrienationen rasch, vor allem unter Ärzten, auch Psychiatern.“

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffortgeschritten
  • forgteschritten
  • forrtgeschritten
  • fortegschritten
  • fortgecshritten
  • fortgescchritten
  • fortgeschhritten
  • fortgeschirtten
  • fortgeschriten
  • fortgeschritetn
  • fortgeschrittenn
  • fortgeschrittne
  • fortgeschrritten
  • fortgeschrtiten
  • fortgescrhitten
  • fortgeshcritten
  • fortgesschritten
  • fortggeschritten
  • fortgsechritten
  • forttgeschritten
  • fotrgeschritten
  • frotgeschritten
  • ofrtgeschritten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fortgeschritten - 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.

ffortgeschritten1forgteschritten2forrtgeschritten1fortegschritten2fortgecshritten2fortgescchritten1fortgeschhritten1fortgeschirtten2
Edit distance from "fortgeschritten"

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 "fortgeschritten"?
"fortgeschritten" is spelled F-O-R-T-G-E-S-C-H-R-I-T-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔʁtɡəˌʃʁɪtn̩].
What does "fortgeschritten" mean?
As an adjective, "fortgeschritten" means: nicht mehr am Anfang stehend, sich in einem weiterentwickelten Stadium befindend
What words are commonly confused with "fortgeschritten"?
"fortgeschritten" is commonly confused with "Fortschritten", "fortgeschrittene", "fortgeschrittenen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fortgeschritten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fortgeschritten" is [ˈfɔʁtɡəˌʃʁɪtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fortgeschritten" come from?
"fortgeschritten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (23 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list