Fortsatz

[ˈfɔʁtˌzat͡s]

/[ˈfɔʁtˌzat͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fortsatz” is uncommon German (frequency #87,698 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,698
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von einem Organismus, Organ oder Körperteil ausgebildete Verlängerung

Corpus desk

Index DE-fortsatz · Fortsatz · German

Fortsatz · rank #87,698 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,698
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Forschungssch…

Nearest frequency peer: Forschungsschwerpunkt (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Fortsatz“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Fortsatz“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Fortsatz
PropertyValue
HeadwordFortsatz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɔʁtˌzat͡s]
Letters8
Frequency rank#87,698
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Fortsatz“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Fortsatzfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Forschungsschwerpunkt“ (#87,697), „Floppy“ (#87,696), „Flirts“ (#87,695). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fortsatz“ bei #87,698. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Fortsatz is uncommon German at frequency #87,698 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɔʁtˌzat͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von einem Organismus, Organ oder Körperteil ausgebildete Verlängerung".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Fortsatz in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Fortsatz, spelled F-O-R-T-S-A-T-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    von einem Organismus, Organ oder Körperteil ausgebildete Verlängerung

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Fortsatz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Irgendwo sind nun zwei Zellen nicht vollkommen aneinandergefügt. Auf diese Stelle steuert die weiße Kugel hin, streckt einen Fortsatz aus ihrem runden Körper heraus und bohrt den in den Zwischenraum ein.“

This word in other languages

process(English)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Fortsatz"?
"Fortsatz" is spelled F-O-R-T-S-A-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔʁtˌzat͡s].
What does "Fortsatz" mean?
As a noun, "Fortsatz" means: von einem Organismus, Organ oder Körperteil ausgebildete Verlängerung
How do you pronounce "Fortsatz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fortsatz" is [ˈfɔʁtˌzat͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fortsatz" come from?
"Fortsatz" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Fortsatz", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list