folgte

[ˈfɔlktə]

/[ˈfɔlktə]/ verb

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The verdict

“folgte” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,650. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,650
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs folgen

Corpus desk

Index DE-folgte · folgte · German

folgte · rank #2,650 · 9 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,650
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Flug

Nearest frequency peer: Flug (-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 „folgte“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „folgte“ 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).

folgte vs fügte
67% similar
folgte vs folie
67% similar
folgte vs forte
67% similar

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

Key facts for folgte
PropertyValue
Headwordfolgte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfɔlktə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,650
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „folgte“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).folgteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Flug“ (#2,649), „Frankfurter“ (#2,651), „Feuerwehr“ (#2,648). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „folgte“ bei #2,650. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around folgte (IPA [ˈfɔlktə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,650 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for folgte, with forms such as "ffolgte", "flogte", and "foglte". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "fügte", "folie", "forte", 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 explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is folgte, spelled F-O-L-G-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs folgen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs folgen
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs folgen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs folgen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffolgte
  • flogte
  • foglte
  • folget
  • folggte
  • folgtte
  • follgte
  • foltge
  • oflgte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ffolgte1flogte2foglte2folget2folggte1folgtte1follgte1foltge2
Edit distance from "folgte"

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 "folgte"?
"folgte" is spelled F-O-L-G-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfɔlktə].
What does "folgte" mean?
As a verb, "folgte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs folgen
What words are commonly confused with "folgte"?
"folgte" is commonly confused with "fügte", "folie", "forte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "folgte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "folgte" is [ˈfɔlktə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "folgte" come from?
"folgte" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Fakten#2,647German#2,653dingen#2,643Kriege#2,661

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Kräfte9 variantsPfarrer9 variantsPflege9 variantsProfil9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list