Fortpflanzung
[ˈfɔʁtˌp͡flant͡sʊŋ]
The verdict
“Fortpflanzung” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #17,894 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #17,894
- frequency rank, German
- 13
- letters
- 22
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Erzeugung von Nachkommen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fortpflanzung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɔʁtˌp͡flant͡sʊŋ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #17,894 |
| Misspellings tracked | 22 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Fortpflanzung” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Fortpflanzung is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfɔʁtˌp͡flant͡sʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,894 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for Fortpflanzung, with forms such as "ffortpflanzung", "forptflanzung", and "forrtpflanzung". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "fortpflanzen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Fortpflanzung, spelled F-O-R-T-P-F-L-A-N-Z-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1die Erzeugung von Nachkommen
- 2Ausbreitung (von Wellen, Fehlern und so weiter)
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ffortpflanzung,forptflanzung,forrtpflanzung,fortfplanzung,fortpfalnzung,fortpfflanzung,fortpflannzung,fortpflanuzng,fortpflanznug,fortpflanzugn,fortpflanzungg,fortpflanzunng,fortpflanzzung,fortpflaznung,fortpfllanzung,fortpflnazung,fortplfanzung,fortppflanzung,forttpflanzung,fotrpflanzung,frotpflanzung,ofrtpflanzung
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Fortpflanzung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Fortpflanzung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-O-R-T-P-F-L-A-N-Z-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfɔʁtˌp͡flant͡sʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “fortpflanzen” - see the side-by-side comparison. Fortpflanzung vs fortpflanzen
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.