Which to use
“folio” is an adverb and “foto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,679
- “folio” frequency rank
- #812
- “foto” frequency rank
- 50491
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | folio | foto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf dem Blatt (stehend, verzeichnet) | Licht |
Letter map: folio vs foto
Shared letters muted; letters that set folio and foto apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. folio runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against foto's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for folio / foto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: folio is anadverb and fotoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50491, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
folio is recorded at frequency rank #49,679, classified as anadv, pronounced [ˈfoːli̯o]. foto is at rank #812, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 50491, this pair ranks #1,171,733 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of folio vs foto
Shared letters: fo. Private to "folio": il. Private to "foto": t.
"folio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "foto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "folio" for "foto" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "folio" or "foto" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "folio" vs "foto" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "folio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,171,733 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "folio" and "foto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fol vs folio". 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 #1,171,733 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.