Fortpflanzung
German, noun[ˈfɔʁtˌp͡flant͡sʊŋ]
Fortpflanzung is spelled F-O-R-T-P-F-L-A-N-Z-U-N-G (13 letters) and appears 3.0 times per million words in written German, the 17,848th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fortpflanzung is a German feminine noun meaning “reproduction (act of reproducing new individuals biologically)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Erzeugung von Nachkommen”.
What does Fortpflanzung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininereproduction (act of reproducing new individuals biologically)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Erzeugung von Nachkommen 2. Ausbreitung (von Wellen, Fehlern und so weiter)
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Fortpflanzung?
- [ˈfɔʁtˌp͡flant͡sʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Fortpflanzung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Fortpflanzung in German?
Fortpflanzung appears 3.0 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).