Fortschritt
German, noun/ˈfɔʁtˌʃʁɪt/
Fortschritt is spelled F-O-R-T-S-C-H-R-I-T-T (11 letters) and appears 16 times per million words in written German, the 4,698th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fortschritt is a German masculine noun meaning “progress, advancement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “gesellschaftliche, positive Entwicklung”.
What does Fortschritt mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineprogress, advancement
Fortschritte erzielen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. gesellschaftliche, positive Entwicklung 2. persönliche, positive Entwicklung
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 Fortschritt
- Fortschrittes genitive
- Fortschritts genitive
- Fortschritte plural
- Fortschritten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Fortschritt?
- /ˈfɔʁtˌʃʁɪt/
- [ˈfɔʁtˌʃʁɪt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Fortschritt
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Fortschritt in German?
Fortschritt appears 16 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).