následující

[ˈnaːslɛdʊjiːt͡siː]

/[ˈnaːslɛdʊjiːt͡siː]/ adj

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nach etwas kommend; folgend, nachfolgend, nächste

Corpus desk

Index DE-nasledujici · následující · German

následující · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "N" 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 následující
PropertyValue
Headwordnásledující
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈnaːslɛdʊjiːt͡siː]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „následující“ im Deutschen

následujícíschafft 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

následující is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈnaːslɛdʊjiːt͡siː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nach etwas kommend; folgend, nachfolgend, nächste".

No generated misspelling entries exist for následující in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is následující, spelled N-Á-S-L-E-D-U-J-Í-C-Í.

Definition

  1. 1
    nach etwas kommend; folgend, nachfolgend, nächste

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. V následujících minutách vysíláme zprávy.

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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 "následující"?
"následující" is spelled N-Á-S-L-E-D-U-J-Í-C-Í. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnaːslɛdʊjiːt͡siː].
What does "následující" mean?
As an adjective, "následující" means: nach etwas kommend; folgend, nachfolgend, nächste
How do you pronounce "následující"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "následující" is [ˈnaːslɛdʊjiːt͡siː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "následující" come from?
"následující" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list