nachfolgen
\ˈnaːxˌfɔlɡŋ̩\
The verdict
“nachfolgen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Succéder.
Corpus desk
Index FR-nachfolgen · nachfolgen · French
nachfolgen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nachfolgen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈnaːxˌfɔlɡŋ̩\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
nachfolgen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈnaːxˌfɔlɡŋ̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for nachfolgen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 nachfolgen, spelled N-A-C-H-F-O-L-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Succéder.
- 2Suivre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nachfolgen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In Iran wird seit Langem spekuliert, dass Chameneis Sohn Mojtaba, 54, anstrebt, seinem Vater in der Position des Obersten Rechtsgelehrten nachzufolgen, wie der Oberste Führer offiziell heißt.
Die Frau ist ihrem Mann bald nachgefolgt. (Sie starb bald nach ihm)
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.