fortes
/ˈfɔː(r)teɪ̯z/
"fortes" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fortes” is uncommon English (frequency #84,265 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,265
- frequency rank, English
- 2,507
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of forte
Corpus desk
Index EN-fortes · fortes · English
fortes · rank #84,265 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #84,265
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,507
- PHOTO-FINISH formalist
Nearest frequency peer: formalist (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “fortes”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- formalist
formalist
15,737 corpus weight
- fortes
fortes
15,736 corpus weight
- fpm
fpm
15,734 corpus weight
- freind
freind
15,732 corpus weight
- Frenchies
Frenchies
15,731 corpus weight
- frugally
frugally
15,730 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “fortes” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fortes |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfɔː(r)teɪ̯z/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #84,265 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “fortes” in English
Rare enough to double-check
fortes is uncommon English at frequency #84,265 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfɔː(r)teɪ̯z/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural of forte".
fortes has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. The correct English form is fortes, spelled F-O-R-T-E-S.
Definition
- 1plural of forte
Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).