fortnehmen
[ˈfɔʁtˌneːmən]
The verdict
“fortnehmen” 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) - etwas (oder jemanden) wegnehmen, entfernen
Corpus desk
Index DE-fortnehmen · fortnehmen · German
fortnehmen · 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 | fortnehmen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfɔʁtˌneːmən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „fortnehmen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
fortnehmen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfɔʁtˌneːmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for fortnehmen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is fortnehmen, spelled F-O-R-T-N-E-H-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas (oder jemanden) wegnehmen, entfernen
- 2jemandem etwas (oder jemanden), was dieser hat, wegnehmen, es sich (vorübergehend) aneignen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fortnehmen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Friseurin schneidet und fragt: ‚Soll ich noch etwas mehr fortnehmen?‘
Er sprach, ohne seine Hände von den Klaviertasten fortzunehmen.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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.