fortschwimmen
[ˈfɔʁtˌʃvɪmən]
The verdict
“fortschwimmen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich schwimmend fortbewegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-fortschwimmen · fortschwimmen · German
fortschwimmen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fortschwimmen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfɔʁtˌʃvɪmən] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „fortschwimmen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
fortschwimmen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfɔʁtˌʃvɪmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for fortschwimmen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is fortschwimmen, spelled F-O-R-T-S-C-H-W-I-M-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich schwimmend fortbewegen
- 2von der Strömung fortbewegt werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fortschwimmen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
übertragen: „Doch der Gedanke schwamm fort, und neue tauchten auf.“
„Die 3600 erwachsenen Tiere gehen normalerweise in nahegelegenen Gewässern auf Nahrungssuche und kehren dann zu der Kolonie zurück, um die Jungtiere zu füttern. Doch Biologe Nicol ist besorgt: ‚Die Tiere schwimmen immer weiter fort, und sie kommen ganz ohne Futter zurück.‘“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.