Which to use
“fol” is a verb and “folie” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,656
- “fol” frequency rank
- #13,826
- “folie” frequency rank
- 48482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fol | folie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Präsens Imperativ Nichtadmirativ Aktiv des Verbs flas ‚sprechen, reden‘ | Irrsinn, Tollheit, Verrücktheit, Wahnsinn, Wahnwitz |
Letter map: fol vs folie
Shared letters muted; letters that set fol and folie apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. fol runs 3 letters (CVC) against folie's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - fol and folie
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: fol is averb and folieanoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “fol” sits inside “folie”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48482, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fol is recorded at frequency rank #34,656, classified as averb, pronounced […]. folie is at rank #13,826, tagged as anoun, pronounced [fɔ.li].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 48482, this pair ranks #1,246,997 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fol vs folie
Shared letters: flo. Private to "fol": -. Private to "folie": ei.
"fol" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "folie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- folie ← ffolie · floie · foile · folei · follie · oflie
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fol" for "folie" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fol" or "folie"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "fol" and "folie".
- Full dictionary entry for "fol" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "folie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,246,997 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fol" and "folie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fol vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,246,997 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.