Which to use
“folgend” and “folgender” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,282
- “folgend” frequency rank
- #6,184
- “folgender” frequency rank
- 18466
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | folgend | folgender |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nach etwas kommend | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs folgend |
Where the eye mixes folgend and folgender
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. folgend runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against folgender's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses folgend with folgender
A purely visual mix-up. folgend ([ˈfɔlɡn̩t]) and folgender ([ˈfɔlɡn̩dɐ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “folgend” sits inside “folgender”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18466, 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]. folgender is at rank #6,184, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɔlɡn̩dɐ].
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 18466, this pair ranks #1,917,958 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of folgend vs folgender
Shared letters: defglno. Private to "folgend": -. Private to "folgender": r.
"folgend" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "folgender" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "folgend" for "folgender" ever safe?
Frequency check: "folgend" vs "folgender" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "folgend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "folgender" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,917,958 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "folgend" and "folgender" 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 #1,917,958 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.