Fortluft
[ˈfɔʁtˌlʊft]
The verdict
“Fortluft” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Luftstrom, der nach außen (in die Umgebung) geleitet wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-fortluft · Fortluft · German
Fortluft · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Fortluft |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɔʁtˌlʊft] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fortluft“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fortluft is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɔʁtˌlʊft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Luftstrom, der nach außen (in die Umgebung) geleitet wird".
Fortluft doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Fortluft, spelled F-O-R-T-L-U-F-T.
Definition
- 1Luftstrom, der nach außen (in die Umgebung) geleitet wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fortluft appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die warme Abluft aus dem Gebäude wird durch einen Wärmetauscher geführt und dann als kühlere Fortluft in die Umgebung abgeleitet.
„In KWL-Anlagen wird die Luft aus dem Bad, WC und der Küche abgesaugt und strömt durch eine Fortluft-Dachdurchführung nach außen.“
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.