fortis

adj

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The verdict

“fortis” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #46,179. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,179
frequency rank, French
3,276
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fort, robuste, solide, vigoureux, bien portant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-fortis · fortis · French

fortis · rank #46,179 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,179
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH fontes

Nearest frequency peer: fontes (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « fortis »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « fortis » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fortis vs frais
67% similar
fortis vs forts
83% similar
fortis vs forums
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for fortis
PropertyValue
Headwordfortis
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Frequency rank#46,179
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « fortis »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).fortisse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « fontes » (#46,178), « foulées » (#46,180), « fonderies » (#46,177). Parmi 3,276 lemmes en « F », « fortis » est au #46,179. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around fortis, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #46,179 among 3,276 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for fortis, with forms such as "ffortis", "forits", and "forrtis". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "frais", "forts", "forums", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is fortis, spelled F-O-R-T-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fort, robuste, solide, vigoureux, bien portant.
  2. 2
    Grand, gros, considérable, important.
  3. 3
    Fort, véhément, violent, puissant, actif, efficace.
  4. 4
    Fortifiant, substantiel.
  5. 5
    Ferme, inébranlable, brave, courageux, audacieux.
  6. 6
    Vertueux, honnête, accompli.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how fortis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. fortes tauri
  2. fortis equus

Synonyms

animosusfirmusincolumisrobustusstrenuus

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffortis
  • forits
  • forrtis
  • fortiss
  • fortsi
  • fotris
  • ofrtis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fortis - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ffortis1forits2forrtis1fortiss1fortsi2fotris2ofrtis2
Edit distance from "fortis"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fortis"?
"fortis" is spelled F-O-R-T-I-S.
What does "fortis" mean?
As an adjective, "fortis" means: Fort, robuste, solide, vigoureux, bien portant.
What words are commonly confused with "fortis"?
"fortis" is commonly confused with "frais", "forts", "forums". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "fortis" come from?
"fortis" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fortis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fontes#46,178fioles#46,172gluant#46,190Goffin#46,192

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

fever7 variantsGreek7 variantshampe7 variantsHarel7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list