fortschrittlich
German, adjective[ˈfɔʁtˌʃʁɪtlɪç]
fortschrittlich is spelled F-O-R-T-S-C-H-R-I-T-T-L-I-C-H (15 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 41,097th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fortschrittlich is a German adjective meaning “progressive, advanced” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Fortschritt zeigend; sich positiv weiterentwickelnd”.
What does fortschrittlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
progressive, advanced
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Fortschritt zeigend; sich positiv weiterentwickelnd
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 fortschrittlich
- fortschrittlicher masculine nominative singular
- am fortschrittlichsten superlative
- fortschrittliche feminine nominative singular
- fortschrittliches neuter nominative singular
- fortschrittlichen genitive masculine singular
- fortschrittlichem dative masculine singular
- der fortschrittliche definite includes-article masculine
- die fortschrittliche definite feminine includes-article
- das fortschrittliche definite includes-article neuter
- die fortschrittlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des fortschrittlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der fortschrittlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem fortschrittlichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fortschrittlich?
- [ˈfɔʁtˌʃʁɪtlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to fortschrittlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is fortschrittlich in German?
fortschrittlich appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).