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Explore Fortition through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Fortition in a sentence

Related words

Fortition | Fortis | Forties | Fortier | Forti

Fortition meaning

  1. A sound change in which a consonant becomes more fortis.
  2. Casual choice; fortuitous selection; hazard.

Using Fortition

  • The main meaning on this page is: A sound change in which a consonant becomes more fortis. | Casual choice; fortuitous selection; hazard.

Context around Fortition

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Fortition

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

plosives or fortition of approximants 1× position for fortition but has 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

this phenomenon occurs 1× this started out 1×

Common sentence endings:

fortition of approximants 1× within prosodic units 1×

Words around Fortition

Just before it in the word index:

fortissimo 5 fortisbc 12 fortis 84 fortiori 2 fortinos 3 fortini 2

Just after it in the word index:

fortitude 183 fortive 29 fortkamp 2 fortknoxster 6 fortlet 2 fortman 7

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadvantage 4 aafa 4

Corpus analysis for Fortition

  • In this selection, "fortition" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include plosives or fortition of approximants and position for fortition but has. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "fortition" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with fortition

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

This phenomenon occurs because voiced fricatives have developed from lenition of plosives or fortition of approximants. (16 words)

This started out in nonstandard dialects and was restricted to the beginning of prosodic units (a common position for fortition ), but has expanded to many speakers of the standard language to the beginnings of common words even within prosodic units. (40 words)

Longer example sentences

This started out in nonstandard dialects and was restricted to the beginning of prosodic units (a common position for fortition ), but has expanded to many speakers of the standard language to the beginnings of common words even within prosodic units. (40 words)

This phenomenon occurs because voiced fricatives have developed from lenition of plosives or fortition of approximants. (16 words)

Example sentences (2)

This phenomenon occurs because voiced fricatives have developed from lenition of plosives or fortition of approximants.

This started out in nonstandard dialects and was restricted to the beginning of prosodic units (a common position for fortition ), but has expanded to many speakers of the standard language to the beginnings of common words even within prosodic units.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "fortition" in a sentence?
An example: "This phenomenon occurs because voiced fricatives have developed from lenition of plosives or fortition of approximants." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "fortition" from authentic English texts.
What does "fortition" mean?
Fortition means: A sound change in which a consonant becomes more fortis.
How many example sentences with "fortition" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "fortition", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.