# fortnight

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɔːt.naɪt/ · frequency rank #16,920

## Definitions
1. A period of 2 weeks.

## Etymology
From Middle English fourtenyght, fourtene nyght, from Old English fēowertīene niht (literally “fourteen nights"; the Anglo-Saxons counted by nights), equivalent to fourteen + night. Compare sennight.

## Easily confused with
- **fortnightly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fortnight-vs-fortnightly)
- **fortnite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fortnight-vs-fortnite)
- **foresight** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foresight-vs-fortnight)
- **forthright** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/forthright-vs-fortnight)

## Common misspellings (15)
`ffortnight`, `forntight`, `forrtnight`, `fortinght`, `fortngiht`, `fortnigght`, `fortnighht`, `fortnightt`, `fortnigth`, `fortnihgt`, `fortnnight`, `forttnight`, `fotrnight`, `frotnight`, `ofrtnight`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fortnight