Which to use
“folgende” and “folgenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,222
- “folgende” frequency rank
- #903
- “folgenden” frequency rank
- 2125
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | folgende | folgenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs folgend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs folgend |
Where the eye mixes folgende and folgenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. folgende runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against folgenden's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between folgende and folgenden
A purely visual mix-up. folgende ([ˈfɔlɡn̩də]) and folgenden ([ˈfɔlɡn̩dən]) 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) - “folgende” sits inside “folgenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2125, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
folgende is recorded at frequency rank #1,222, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɔlɡn̩də]. folgenden is at rank #903, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɔlɡn̩dən].
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 2125, this pair ranks #2,003,051 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of folgende vs folgenden
Shared letters: defglno. Private to "folgende": -. Private to "folgenden": -.
"folgende" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "folgenden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "folgende" and "folgenden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "folgende" or "folgenden"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "folgende" and "folgenden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "folgende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "folgenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,003,051 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "folgende" and "folgenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fallende vs folgende". 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 #2,003,051 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.