fortwerfen
[ˈfɔʁtˌvɛʁfn̩]
The verdict
“fortwerfen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas wegwerfen (das man nicht mehr behalten möchte/darf)
Corpus desk
Index DE-fortwerfen · fortwerfen · German
fortwerfen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | fortwerfen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfɔʁtˌvɛʁfn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „fortwerfen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
fortwerfen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfɔʁtˌvɛʁfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas wegwerfen (das man nicht mehr behalten möchte/darf)".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for fortwerfen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is fortwerfen, spelled F-O-R-T-W-E-R-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas wegwerfen (das man nicht mehr behalten möchte/darf)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fortwerfen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Am letzten Montag machte mir Herr Sturzenegger den Vorschlag, bei Herrn Stüssi das Archiv zu säubern und die alte Ware fortzuwerfen.“
Er rief den beiden Soldaten zu, die Gewehre fortzuwerfen.
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.