fortschaffen
[ˈfɔʁtˌʃafn̩]
The verdict
“fortschaffen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (ohne besondere Vorsicht/Rücksicht/Planung) vom Aufenthaltsort wegbringen
Corpus desk
Index DE-fortschaffen · fortschaffen · German
fortschaffen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | fortschaffen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfɔʁtˌʃafn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „fortschaffen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
fortschaffen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfɔʁtˌʃafn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(ohne besondere Vorsicht/Rücksicht/Planung) vom Aufenthaltsort wegbringen".
fortschaffen has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is fortschaffen, spelled F-O-R-T-S-C-H-A-F-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1(ohne besondere Vorsicht/Rücksicht/Planung) vom Aufenthaltsort wegbringen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fortschaffen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Beute wurde mit einem Van fortgeschafft.
Der alte Mann half, den Körper des Ermordeten aufzuheben und auf einen Karren zu laden, um ihn dann später fortschaffen zu können.
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.