Which to use
“folgender” and “folgendes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,184
- “folgender” frequency rank
- #4,198
- “folgendes” frequency rank
- 10382
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | folgender | folgendes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs folgend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs folgend |
Where the eye mixes folgender and folgendes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. folgender 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: folgender vs folgendes
A purely visual mix-up. folgender ([ˈfɔlɡn̩dɐ]) 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 - r in “folgender” becomes s in “folgendes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10382, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
folgender is recorded at frequency rank #6,184, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɔlɡn̩dɐ]. 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 10382, this pair ranks #1,975,426 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of folgender vs folgendes
Shared letters: defglno. Private to "folgender": r. Private to "folgendes": s.
"folgender" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "folgendes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "folgender" and "folgendes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "folgender" or "folgendes"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "folgender" 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 #1,975,426 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "folgender" and "folgendes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "folgendem vs folgender". 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 #1,975,426 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.