fortpusten
[ˈfɔʁtˌpuːstn̩]
The verdict
“fortpusten” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (etwas oder jemanden) durch eine Bewegung der Luft (Pusten) entfernen, wegbewegen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fortpusten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfɔʁtˌpuːstn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fortpusten” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for fortpusten is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfɔʁtˌpuːstn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "(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
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.
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Using “fortpusten”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-O-R-T-P-U-S-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfɔʁtˌpuːstn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.