ff.

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The verdict

“ff.” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
3
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (und) die folgenden (Dokumentseiten, Paragraphen und Ähnliches)

Corpus desk

Index DE-ff · ff. · German

ff. · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for ff.
PropertyValue
Headwordff.
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[…]
Letters3
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „ff.“ im Deutschen

ff.schafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ff. is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(und) die folgenden (Dokumentseiten, Paragraphen und Ähnliches)".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for ff., typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is ff., spelled F-F-..

Definition

  1. 1
    (und) die folgenden (Dokumentseiten, Paragraphen und Ähnliches)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how ff. appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Seite 303 ff.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ff."?
"ff." is spelled F-F-.. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "ff." mean?
As an abbreviation, "ff." means: (und) die folgenden (Dokumentseiten, Paragraphen und Ähnliches)
How do you pronounce "ff."?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ff." is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ff." come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list