nachfolgendvsnachfolgendenConfusable pair

Which to use

“nachfolgend” and “nachfolgenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#15,952
“nachfolgend” frequency rank
#7,368
“nachfolgenden” frequency rank
23320
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature nachfolgend nachfolgenden
Definition unmittelbar anschließend; zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt geschehend Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nachfolgend

Where the eye mixes nachfolgend and nachfolgenden

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. nachfolgend runs 11 letters (CVCCCVCCVCC) against nachfolgenden's 13 (CVCCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
nachfolgend
13 ch
nachfolgenden

Look-alike desk: nachfolgend vs nachfolgenden

A purely visual mix-up. nachfolgend ([ˈnaːxˌfɔlɡn̩t]) and nachfolgenden ([ˈnaːxˌfɔlɡn̩dən]) 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) - “nachfolgend” sits inside “nachfolgenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23320, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

nachfolgend is recorded at frequency rank #15,952, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈnaːxˌfɔlɡn̩t]. nachfolgenden is at rank #7,368, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈnaːxˌfɔlɡn̩dən].

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 23320, this pair ranks #1,862,805 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of nachfolgend vs nachfolgenden

Shared letters: acdefghlno. Private to "nachfolgend": -. Private to "nachfolgenden": -.

"nachfolgend" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCC  ·  "nachfolgenden" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • nachfolgend ← anchfolgend · nacchfolgend · nacfholgend · nachffolgend · nachflogend · nachfoglend · nachfolegnd · nachfolgedn
  • nachfolgenden ← anchfolgenden · nacchfolgenden · nacfholgenden · nachffolgenden · nachflogenden · nachfoglenden · nachfolegnden · nachfolgednen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "nachfolgend" for "nachfolgenden" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈnaːxˌfɔlɡn̩t] versus [ˈnaːxˌfɔlɡn̩dən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "nachfolgend" or "nachfolgenden"?
"nachfolgenden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,368 in our German list, against #15,952 for "nachfolgend". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "nachfolgend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "nachfolgenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,862,805 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "nachfolgend" and "nachfolgenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nachfolgend vs nachfolgender". 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 #1,862,805 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list