fortpflanzen
German, verb/ˈfɔʁtˌp͡flant͡sn̩/
fortpflanzen is spelled F-O-R-T-P-F-L-A-N-Z-E-N (12 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 44,523rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fortpflanzen is a German verb meaning “to reproduce (to generate offspring)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Nachkommen hervorbringen”.
What does fortpflanzen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to reproduce (to generate offspring)
Bestimmte Bakterienarten können sich sehr rasch fortpflanzen.
- 2
to spread
Die Laola-Welle pflanzte sich von Sitzreihe zu Sitzreihe fort.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Nachkommen hervorbringen 2. ausbreiten, verbreiten
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of fortpflanzen
- pflanzt fort present singular third-person
- pflanzte fort past
- fortgepflanzt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- fortpflanzend participle present
- fortzupflanzen infinitive infinitive-zu
- pflanze fort first-person indicative present
- pflanzen fort first-person indicative plural
- pflanzest fort second-person singular subjunctive
- pflanzet fort plural second-person subjunctive
- pflanzten fort first-person indicative plural
- pflanztest fort indicative preterite second-person
- pflanztet fort indicative plural preterite
- pflanz fort! imperative singular
- pflanze fort! imperative singular
- pflanzt fort! imperative plural
- fortgepflanzt haben active infinitive perfect
- fortgepflanzt werden processual-passive infinitive present
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fortpflanzen?
- /ˈfɔʁtˌp͡flant͡sn̩/
- [ˈfɔʁtˌp͡flant͡sn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to fortpflanzen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fortpflanzen in German?
fortpflanzen appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).