fortsetzen

[ˈfɔʁtˌzɛt͡sn̩]

/[ˈfɔʁtˌzɛt͡sn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“fortsetzen” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,544. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,544
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an etwas, das begonnen wurde, anschließen und weiterführen, weiterverfolgen

Corpus desk

Index DE-fortsetzen · fortsetzen · German

fortsetzen · rank #9,544 · 16 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,544
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Finanzminister

Nearest frequency peer: Finanzminister (-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 „fortsetzen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „fortsetzen“ 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).

fortsetzen vs fortsetzt
80% similar
fortsetzen vs fortsetzte
80% similar
fortsetzen vs Fortsetzung
73% similar

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

Key facts for fortsetzen
PropertyValue
Headwordfortsetzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfɔʁtˌzɛt͡sn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#9,544
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „fortsetzen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).fortsetzenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Finanzminister“ (#9,543), „frech“ (#9,545), „Fenstern“ (#9,542). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „fortsetzen“ bei #9,544. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around fortsetzen (IPA [ˈfɔʁtˌzɛt͡sn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,544 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "an etwas, das begonnen wurde, anschließen und weiterführen, weiterverfolgen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for fortsetzen, with forms such as "ffortsetzen", "forrtsetzen", and "forstetzen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "fortsetzt", "fortsetzte", "Fortsetzung", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 fortsetzen, spelled F-O-R-T-S-E-T-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    an etwas, das begonnen wurde, anschließen und weiterführen, weiterverfolgen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wir haben unser Gespräch ohne Pause bis in die späten Nachtstunden fortgesetzt.
  2. „«Wissen Sie», sie räusperte sich. […] «Sie müssen wissen», setzte sie lauter fort, um den Mann wieder auf Abstand zu bringen und diesen Geruch nicht mehr in der Nase haben zu müssen.“

Antonyms

abbrechenunterbrechen

This word in other languages

continue(English)continuar(Español)continuer(Français)continuar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffortsetzen
  • forrtsetzen
  • forstetzen
  • fortestzen
  • fortsetezn
  • fortsettzen
  • fortsetzenn
  • fortsetzne
  • fortsetzzen
  • fortsezten
  • fortssetzen
  • fortstezen
  • forttsetzen
  • fotrsetzen
  • frotsetzen
  • ofrtsetzen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fortsetzen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ffortsetzen1forrtsetzen1forstetzen2fortestzen2fortsetezn2fortsettzen1fortsetzenn1fortsetzne2
Edit distance from "fortsetzen"

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 "fortsetzen"?
"fortsetzen" is spelled F-O-R-T-S-E-T-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔʁtˌzɛt͡sn̩].
What does "fortsetzen" mean?
As a verb, "fortsetzen" means: an etwas, das begonnen wurde, anschließen und weiterführen, weiterverfolgen
What words are commonly confused with "fortsetzen"?
"fortsetzen" is commonly confused with "fortsetzt", "fortsetzte", "Fortsetzung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fortsetzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fortsetzen" is [ˈfɔʁtˌzɛt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "fortsetzen" come from?
"fortsetzen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

friedliche#9,546englischer#9,531Dokumenten#9,527Gymnasiums#9,561

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

etablierten16 variantserweiterten16 variantsentstandene16 variantsKompliment16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list