fortspülen
German, verb[ˈfɔʁtˌʃpyːlən]
fortspülen is spelled F-O-R-T-S-P-Ü-L-E-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 72 million words in written German, the 528,992nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Fortspülen is a German verb meaning “to wash away” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “durch die Bewegung des Wassers an einen anderen Ort bringen”.
What does fortspülen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to wash away
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. durch die Bewegung des Wassers an einen anderen Ort bringen
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 fortspülen
- spült fort present singular third-person
- spülte fort past
- fortgespült participle past
- haben auxiliary
- fortspülend participle present
- fortzuspülen infinitive infinitive-zu
- spüle fort first-person indicative present
- spülen fort first-person indicative plural
- spülst fort indicative present second-person
- spülest fort second-person singular subjunctive
- spület fort plural second-person subjunctive
- spülten fort first-person indicative plural
- spültest fort indicative preterite second-person
- spültet fort indicative plural preterite
- spül fort! imperative singular
- spüle fort! imperative singular
- spült fort! imperative plural
- fortgespült haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce fortspülen?
- [ˈfɔʁtˌʃpyːlən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is fortspülen in German?
fortspülen appears about once in every 72 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).