fortmachen
[ˈfɔʁtˌmaxn̩]
The verdict
“fortmachen” 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 2, 2026) - weggehen, den Ort verlassen, an dem man gerade ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-fortmachen · fortmachen · German
fortmachen · 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 | fortmachen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfɔʁtˌmaxn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fortmachen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
fortmachen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfɔʁtˌmaxn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for fortmachen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is fortmachen, spelled F-O-R-T-M-A-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1weggehen, den Ort verlassen, an dem man gerade ist
- 2weitermachen bei dem, was man macht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fortmachen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er hatte sich bei Nacht und Nebel fortgemacht und wäre über alle Berge gewesen, hätte ihn nicht der Nachbar am Bahnhof gesehen.
Sie hatte ihn gebeten, noch einige Zeit fortzumachen, bis der älteste Sohn mit der Ausbildung fertig sei.
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