folgt

[fɔlkt]

/[fɔlkt]/ verb

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The verdict

“folgt” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,077. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,077
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-folgt · folgt · German

folgt · rank #1,077 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,077
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Flüchtlinge

Nearest frequency peer: Flüchtlinge (-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 „folgt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „folgt“ 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).

folgt vs fügt
60% similar
folgt vs font
60% similar
folgt vs foot
60% similar

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

Key facts for folgt
PropertyValue
Headwordfolgt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɔlkt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,077
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „folgt“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.folgtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Flüchtlinge“ (#1,076), „gebe“ (#1,078), „Ergebnisse“ (#1,075). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „folgt“ bei #1,077. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around folgt (IPA [fɔlkt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,077 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for folgt, with forms such as "ffolgt", "flogt", and "foglt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fügt", "font", "foot", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is folgt, spelled F-O-L-G-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs folgen
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs folgen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs folgen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffolgt
  • flogt
  • foglt
  • folggt
  • folgtt
  • follgt
  • foltg
  • oflgt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffolgt1flogt2foglt2folggt1folgtt1follgt1foltg2oflgt2
Edit distance from "folgt"

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 "folgt"?
"folgt" is spelled F-O-L-G-T. The IPA pronunciation is [fɔlkt].
What does "folgt" mean?
As a verb, "folgt" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs folgen
What words are commonly confused with "folgt"?
"folgt" is commonly confused with "fügt", "font", "foot". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "folgt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "folgt" is [fɔlkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "folgt" come from?
"folgt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

China#1,070zieht#1,066Reise#1,091hotel#1,060

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

aktuell8 variantsdenkt8 variantsLeuten8 variantsfreuen8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list