Which to use
“folgend” and “folgendes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,282
- “folgend” frequency rank
- #4,198
- “folgendes” frequency rank
- 16480
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | folgend | folgendes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nach etwas kommend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs folgend |
Where the eye mixes folgend and folgendes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. folgend runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against folgendes's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between folgend and folgendes
A purely visual mix-up. folgend ([ˈfɔlɡn̩t]) and folgendes ([ˈfɔlɡn̩dəs]) 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 “folgendes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16480, 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]. folgendes is at rank #4,198, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɔlɡn̩dəs].
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 16480, this pair ranks #1,935,494 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of folgend vs folgendes
Shared letters: defglno. Private to "folgend": -. Private to "folgendes": s.
"folgend" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "folgendes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "folgend" and "folgendes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "folgend" or "folgendes"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "folgend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "folgendes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,935,494 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "folgend" and "folgendes" 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 #1,935,494 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.