fortrennen
[ˈfɔʁtˌʁɛnən]
The verdict
“fortrennen” 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) - sehr schnell von dem Ort weglaufen, wo man sich aufhält
Corpus desk
Index DE-fortrennen · fortrennen · German
fortrennen · 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 | fortrennen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfɔʁtˌʁɛnən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „fortrennen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
fortrennen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfɔʁtˌʁɛnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sehr schnell von dem Ort weglaufen, wo man sich aufhält".
Zero misspellings are on record for fortrennen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 fortrennen, spelled F-O-R-T-R-E-N-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1sehr schnell von dem Ort weglaufen, wo man sich aufhält
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fortrennen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Da drehte sie sich um und rannte fort, so schnell sie nur konnte.
Das Pony nutzte die Gelegenheit, sich loszureißen und fortzurennen.
Antonyms
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.