fortpusten
[ˈfɔʁtˌpuːstn̩]
The verdict
“fortpusten” 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) durch eine Bewegung der Luft (Pusten) entfernen, wegbewegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-fortpusten · fortpusten · German
fortpusten · 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 | fortpusten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfɔʁtˌpuːstn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „fortpusten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
fortpusten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfɔʁtˌpuːstn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(etwas oder jemanden) durch eine Bewegung der Luft (Pusten) entfernen, wegbewegen".
Zero misspellings are on record for fortpusten in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is fortpusten, spelled F-O-R-T-P-U-S-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1(etwas oder jemanden) durch eine Bewegung der Luft (Pusten) entfernen, wegbewegen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fortpusten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die aufwendige Prägeschrift des Folianten auf dem Pult offenbarte sich ihm erst, als er die dicke Staubschicht fortgepustet hatte, die auf dem Einband ruhte“.
„Ich blies in die Mundharmonika wie der große böse Wolf, wenn er das Haus der drei kleinen Schweinchen fortpustet.“
Synonyms
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.