nachfolgende
[ˈnaːxˌfɔlɡn̩də]
The verdict
“nachfolgende” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #12,134 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #12,134
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 19
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nachfolgend
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nachfolgende |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈnaːxˌfɔlɡn̩də] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #12,134 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “nachfolgende” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for nachfolgende is 12 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈnaːxˌfɔlɡn̩də]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,134 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for nachfolgende, with forms such as "anchfolgende", "nacchfolgende", and "nacfholgende". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "nachfolgenden", "nachfolgender", "nachfolgend", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is nachfolgende, spelled N-A-C-H-F-O-L-G-E-N-D-E.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nachfolgend
- 2Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nachfolgend
- 3Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nachfolgend
- 4Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nachfolgend
- 5Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nachfolgend
- 6Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nachfolgend
- 7Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nachfolgend
- 8Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nachfolgend
- 9Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nachfolgend
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: anchfolgende,nacchfolgende,nacfholgende,nachffolgende,nachflogende,nachfoglende,nachfolegnde,nachfolgedne,nachfolgendde,nachfolgened,nachfolgennde,nachfolggende,nachfolgnede,nachfollgende,nachhfolgende,nachoflgende,nahcfolgende,ncahfolgende,nnachfolgende
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of nachfolgende - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “nachfolgende”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is N-A-C-H-F-O-L-G-E-N-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈnaːxˌfɔlɡn̩də] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “nachfolgenden” - see the side-by-side comparison. nachfolgende vs nachfolgenden
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.