fortschreiten

[ˈfɔʁtˌʃʁaɪ̯tn̩]

/[ˈfɔʁtˌʃʁaɪ̯tn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“fortschreiten” has 21 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #47,400. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,400
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
21
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich weiterentwickeln, Fortschritte machen

Corpus desk

Index DE-fortschreiten · fortschreiten · German

fortschreiten · rank #47,400 · 21 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,400
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 21 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fortbewegen

Nearest frequency peer: fortbewegen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „fortschreiten“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „fortschreiten“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fortschreiten vs Fortschritten
77% similar
fortschreiten vs fortschreitende
87% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for fortschreiten
PropertyValue
Headwordfortschreiten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfɔʁtˌʃʁaɪ̯tn̩]
Letters13
Frequency rank#47,400
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „fortschreiten“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.fortschreitenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „fortbewegen“ (#47,399), „forschte“ (#47,398), „Forensik“ (#47,397). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fortschreiten“ bei #47,400. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around fortschreiten (IPA [ˈfɔʁtˌʃʁaɪ̯tn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #47,400 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "sich weiterentwickeln, Fortschritte machen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for fortschreiten, with forms such as "ffortschreiten", "forrtschreiten", and "forstchreiten". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Fortschritten", "fortschreitende", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is fortschreiten, spelled F-O-R-T-S-C-H-R-E-I-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich weiterentwickeln, Fortschritte machen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Genesungsprozess schreitet fort.
  2. Die Vertragsverhandlungen sind schon weit fortgeschritten.

Synonyms

gedeihenvoranschreitenweiterentwickeln

This word in other languages

continue(English)progresar(Español)continuer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffortschreiten
  • forrtschreiten
  • forstchreiten
  • fortcshreiten
  • fortscchreiten
  • fortscheriten
  • fortschhreiten
  • fortschreietn
  • fortschreitenn
  • fortschreitne
  • fortschreitten
  • fortschretien
  • fortschrieten
  • fortschrreiten
  • fortscrheiten
  • fortshcreiten
  • fortsschreiten
  • forttschreiten
  • fotrschreiten
  • frotschreiten
  • ofrtschreiten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fortschreiten - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ffortschreiten1forrtschreiten1forstchreiten2fortcshreiten2fortscchreiten1fortscheriten2fortschhreiten1fortschreietn2
Edit distance from "fortschreiten"

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 "fortschreiten"?
"fortschreiten" is spelled F-O-R-T-S-C-H-R-E-I-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔʁtˌʃʁaɪ̯tn̩].
What does "fortschreiten" mean?
As a verb, "fortschreiten" means: sich weiterentwickeln, Fortschritte machen
What words are commonly confused with "fortschreiten"?
"fortschreiten" is commonly confused with "Fortschritten", "fortschreitende". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fortschreiten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fortschreiten" is [ˈfɔʁtˌʃʁaɪ̯tn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fortschreiten" come from?
"fortschreiten" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

feststehenden#47,386Erntedankfest#47,361einwandfreien#47,347Drogenhändler#47,327

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).

funktionierten21 variantsGemeindebezirk21 variantsKinderschuhen21 variantsLeichtgewicht21 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list