followed by
"followed-by" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“followed by” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a conjunction - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - And then, and after that.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | followed by |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Conjunction |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “followed by” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for followed by is 11 letters long, classified as a conjunction. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "And then, and after that.".
followed by has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the passive voice of follow, and still frequently used as such. The correct English form is followed by, spelled F-O-L-L-O-W-E-D- -B-Y.
Definition
- 1And then, and after that.
Etymology
From the passive voice of follow, and still frequently used as such.
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.
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Using “followed by”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is F-O-L-L-O-W-E-D- -B-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.