folgst

[fɔlkst]

/[fɔlkst]/ verb

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The verdict

“folgst” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,425. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,425
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs folgen

Corpus desk

Index DE-folgst · folgst · German

folgst · rank #16,425 · 10 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,425
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH flügeln

Nearest frequency peer: flügeln (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „folgst“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „folgst“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

folgst vs folgt
83% similar
folgst vs Forst
50% similar
folgst vs folgte
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for folgst
PropertyValue
Headwordfolgst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɔlkst]
Letters6
Frequency rank#16,425
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „folgst“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).folgstliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „flügeln“ (#16,424), „Forstwirtschaft“ (#16,426), „Flughafens“ (#16,423). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „folgst“ bei #16,425. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around folgst (IPA [fɔlkst]), averb. Corpus frequency is #16,425 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs folgen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for folgst, with forms such as "ffolgst", "flogst", and "foglst". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "folgt", "Forst", "folgte", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is folgst, spelled F-O-L-G-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs folgen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffolgst
  • flogst
  • foglst
  • folggst
  • folgsst
  • folgstt
  • folgts
  • follgst
  • folsgt
  • oflgst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of folgst - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ffolgst1flogst2foglst2folggst1folgsst1folgstt1folgts2follgst1
Edit distance from "folgst"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "folgst"?
"folgst" is spelled F-O-L-G-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɔlkst].
What does "folgst" mean?
As a verb, "folgst" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs folgen
What words are commonly confused with "folgst"?
"folgst" is commonly confused with "folgt", "Forst", "folgte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "folgst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "folgst" is [fɔlkst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "folgst" come from?
"folgst" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "folgst", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Heeres#16,446Knecht#16,471Birnen#16,378Lenker#16,479

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Fahrern10 variantsElefant10 variantsKometen10 variantsbehaupte10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list