What is the difference between 'prochain' and 'suivant'?

Answer 1

These are two adjectives meaning - next or following.

Prochain is generally used when the context is the present while "suivant" is used in relation to the temporal definition given by the context.

It is the same difference between "tomorrow" and "the day after" in English

examples

Je serais là la semaine prochaine. I'll be there next week.

Je ne pourrais pas venir la semaine prochaine, mais je viendrais la semaine suivante.

I won't come next week, but I'll come the week after.

I hope this will help

Answer 2

In French, "prochain" means "next" in the sense of time or order, whereas "suivant" means "following" or "according to." "Prochain" refers to the immediate next in sequence, while "suivant" is more general and can refer to anything that follows in a series.