Which to use
“folgendem” and “folgendes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,603
- “folgendem” frequency rank
- #4,198
- “folgendes” frequency rank
- 17801
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | folgendem | folgendes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs folgend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs folgend |
Where the eye mixes folgendem and folgendes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. folgendem and folgendes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: folgendem vs folgendes
A purely visual mix-up. folgendem ([ˈfɔlɡn̩dəm]) 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 a single letter - m in “folgendem” becomes s in “folgendes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17801, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
folgendem is recorded at frequency rank #13,603, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɔlɡn̩dəm]. 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 17801, this pair ranks #1,924,125 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of folgendem vs folgendes
Shared letters: defglno. Private to "folgendem": m. Private to "folgendes": s.
"folgendem" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "folgendes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "folgendem" for "folgendes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "folgendem" vs "folgendes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "folgendem" and "folgendes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "folgendem" 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 #1,924,125 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "folgendem" and "folgendes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "folgend vs folgendem". 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 #1,924,125 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.