fortziehen
[ˈfɔʁtˌt͡siːən]
The verdict
“fortziehen” 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) - vom Wohnort weg an einen anderen Ort umziehen, seinen Haushalt verlegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-fortziehen · fortziehen · German
fortziehen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | fortziehen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfɔʁtˌt͡siːən] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „fortziehen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
fortziehen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfɔʁtˌt͡siːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for fortziehen, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is fortziehen, spelled F-O-R-T-Z-I-E-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1vom Wohnort weg an einen anderen Ort umziehen, seinen Haushalt verlegen
- 2jemanden von dort, wo er steht wegziehen, am Arm fassend wegführen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fortziehen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie sind schon Anfang der 70er aus Hamburg fortgezogen.
Als sie die Demonstranten sah, hatte sie das Kind sofort vom Fenster fortgezogen.
Antonyms
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.