fortjagen
[ˈfɔʁtˌjaːɡn̩]
The verdict
“fortjagen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Vehemenz dazu bringen, einen Ort zu verlassen
Corpus desk
Index DE-fortjagen · fortjagen · German
fortjagen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | fortjagen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfɔʁtˌjaːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „fortjagen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
fortjagen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfɔʁtˌjaːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
fortjagen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is fortjagen, spelled F-O-R-T-J-A-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1mit Vehemenz dazu bringen, einen Ort zu verlassen
- 2sich (auf/in einem Fahrzeug) mit hoher Geschwindigkeit von einem Ort entfernen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fortjagen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Aus Regensburg, wo er kurze Zeit Präfekt von Bayern war, wurde er fortgejagt.“
„‚Weßhalb ist er fortgejagt?‘ fragte Alten.“
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.