Fortschritt

[ˈfɔʁtˌʃʁɪt]

/[ˈfɔʁtˌʃʁɪt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Fortschritt” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,702. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,702
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gesellschaftliche, positive Entwicklung

Corpus desk

Index DE-fortschritt · Fortschritt · German

Fortschritt · rank #4,702 · 17 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,702
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH forderte

Nearest frequency peer: forderte (-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 „Fortschritt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Fortschritt“ 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).

Fortschritt vs Fortschritte
92% similar
Fortschritt vs Fortschritts
92% similar
Fortschritt vs Fortschritten
85% similar

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

Key facts for Fortschritt
PropertyValue
HeadwordFortschritt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfɔʁtˌʃʁɪt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#4,702
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Fortschritt“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Fortschrittliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „forderte“ (#4,701), „Friedhof“ (#4,703), „Flagge“ (#4,700). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Fortschritt“ bei #4,702. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Fortschritt (IPA [ˈfɔʁtˌʃʁɪt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,702 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Fortschritt, with forms such as "ffortschritt", "forrtschritt", and "forstchritt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Fortschritte", "Fortschritts", "Fortschritten", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Fortschritt, spelled F-O-R-T-S-C-H-R-I-T-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    gesellschaftliche, positive Entwicklung
  2. 2
    persönliche, positive Entwicklung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Universität gilt oft als Zentrum des technischen Fortschritts.
  2. „Zum Kulturpessimismus besteht ebenso wenig Anlass wie zur Überheblichkeit, was unsere Fortschritte angeht.“

Synonyms

AufstiegEntwicklungProgressionSteigerungWeiterentwicklungErfolg

Antonyms

RückschrittStillstand

This word in other languages

progress(English)progreso(Español)progrès(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffortschritt
  • forrtschritt
  • forstchritt
  • fortcshritt
  • fortscchritt
  • fortschhritt
  • fortschirtt
  • fortschrit
  • fortschrritt
  • fortschrtit
  • fortscrhitt
  • fortshcritt
  • fortsschritt
  • forttschritt
  • fotrschritt
  • frotschritt
  • ofrtschritt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Fortschritt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ffortschritt1forrtschritt1forstchritt2fortcshritt2fortscchritt1fortschhritt1fortschirtt2fortschrit1
Edit distance from "Fortschritt"

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 "Fortschritt"?
"Fortschritt" is spelled F-O-R-T-S-C-H-R-I-T-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔʁtˌʃʁɪt].
What does "Fortschritt" mean?
As a noun, "Fortschritt" means: gesellschaftliche, positive Entwicklung
What words are commonly confused with "Fortschritt"?
"Fortschritt" is commonly confused with "Fortschritte", "Fortschritts", "Fortschritten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Fortschritt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Fortschritt" is [ˈfɔʁtˌʃʁɪt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Fortschritt" come from?
"Fortschritt" 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 "Fortschritt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

irgendetwas#4,710christliche#4,692Botschafter#4,690kompliziert#4,716

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

notwendigen17 variantsChinesische17 variantsItalienische17 variantsÜbertragung17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list