Which to use
“folgend” and “folgende” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,282
- “folgend” frequency rank
- #1,222
- “folgende” frequency rank
- 13504
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | folgend | folgende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nach etwas kommend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs folgend |
Where the eye mixes folgend and folgende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. folgend runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against folgende's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: folgend vs folgende
A purely visual mix-up. folgend ([ˈfɔlɡn̩t]) and folgende ([ˈfɔlɡn̩də]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “folgend” sits inside “folgende”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13504, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
folgend is recorded at frequency rank #12,282, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɔlɡn̩t]. folgende is at rank #1,222, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɔlɡn̩də].
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 13504, this pair ranks #1,957,560 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of folgend vs folgende
Shared letters: defglno. Private to "folgend": -. Private to "folgende": -.
"folgend" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "folgende" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "folgend" and "folgende" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "folgend" or "folgende" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "folgend" and "folgende" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "folgend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "folgende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,957,560 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "folgend" and "folgende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "folgend vs fragend". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,957,560 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.