fortschreiben
German, verb[ˈfɔʁtˌʃʁaɪ̯bən]
fortschreiben is a German verb meaning “to update” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “einen Text an die veränderten Gegebenheiten anpassen, Daten laufend ergänzen”.
What does fortschreiben mean in English?
verb
- 1
to update
- 2
to uphold
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. einen Text an die veränderten Gegebenheiten anpassen, Daten laufend ergänzen 2. eine Entwicklung in der gleichen Weise fortsetzen, aufrechterhalten, unverändert lassen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of fortschreiben
- schreibt fort present singular third-person
- schrieb fort past
- fortgeschrieben participle past
- haben auxiliary
- 1 strong
- fortschreibend participle present
- fortzuschreiben infinitive infinitive-zu
- schreibe fort first-person indicative present
- schreiben fort first-person indicative plural
- schreibst fort indicative present second-person
- schreibest fort second-person singular subjunctive
- schreibet fort plural second-person subjunctive
- schrieben fort first-person indicative plural
- schriebe fort first-person formal rare
- schriebst fort indicative preterite second-person
- schriebt fort indicative plural preterite
- schriebest fort formal rare second-person
- schriebet fort formal plural rare
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fortschreiben?
- [ˈfɔʁtˌʃʁaɪ̯bən]
- [-bm̩]
- [ˈfɔʁtˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is fortschreiben in German?
fortschreiben appears about once in every 8 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).