FolgevsFotzeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Folge” and “Fotze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#487
“Folge” frequency rank
#8,711
“Fotze” frequency rank
9198
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Folge Fotze
Definition Ergebnis oder Wirkung einer Handlung oder eines Geschehens weibliches Geschlechtsorgan (Vulva)

Where the eye mixes Folge and Fotze

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Folge
5 ch
Fotze

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Folge ([ˈfɔlɡə]) and Fotze ([ˈfɔt͡sə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9198, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Folge is recorded at frequency rank #487, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɔlɡə]. Fotze is at rank #8,711, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɔt͡sə].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 9198, this pair ranks #1,981,018 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Folge vs Fotze

Shared letters: efo. Private to "Folge": gl. Private to "Fotze": tz.

"Folge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Fotze" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Folgeffolge · floge · fogle · foleg · folgge · follge · oflge
  • Fotzeffotze · fotez · fottze · fotzze · fozte · ftoze · oftze

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Folge" and "Fotze" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfɔlɡə] versus [ˈfɔt͡sə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Folge" or "Fotze"?
"Folge" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #487 in our German list, against #8,711 for "Fotze". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list