folgen
\ˈfɔl.ɡən\
The verdict
“folgen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Suivre, aller derrière quelqu'un.
Corpus desk
Index FR-folgen · folgen · French
folgen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | folgen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈfɔl.ɡən\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « folgen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
folgen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈfɔl.ɡən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
folgen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is folgen, spelled F-O-L-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Suivre, aller derrière quelqu'un.
- 2Suivre, aller, continuer d’aller dans une même direction.
- 3Suivre, se conformer à.
- 4Suivre, être le prochain élément (dans le sens logique, spatial ou temporel).
- 5Suivre, comprendre.
- 6Suivre, être abonné (à), s’abonner (à).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how folgen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie ist mir bis zum Bahnhof gefolgt.
Eine junge Bäuerin mit einem Grasbündel auf dem Kopfe zeigte sich plötzlich; ihr folgten in einiger Entfernung vier kleine Jungen in Lumpen, aber kecke, vorlaute, hübsche Schelme mit dreisten Augen, brauner Hautfarbe, wahre Teufel, die Engeln glichen.
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.