folio

[ˈfoːli̯o]

/[ˈfoːli̯o]/ adv

The verdict

“folio” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,679. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,679
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf dem Blatt (stehend, verzeichnet)

Corpus desk

Index DE-folio · folio · German

folio · rank #49,679 · 6 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,679
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH formatieren

Nearest frequency peer: formatieren (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „folio“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „folio“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

folio vs foto
60% similar
folio vs follow
67% similar
folio vs fol
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for folio
PropertyValue
Headwordfolio
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈfoːli̯o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#49,679
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „folio“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).folioliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „formatieren“ (#49,680), „flügge“ (#49,677), „Fortgeschrittener“ (#49,681). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „folio“ bei #49,679. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around folio (IPA [ˈfoːli̯o]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #49,679 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "auf dem Blatt (stehend, verzeichnet)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for folio, with forms such as "ffolio", "floio", and "foilo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "foto", "follow", "fol", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is folio, spelled F-O-L-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf dem Blatt (stehend, verzeichnet)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffolio
  • floio
  • foilo
  • follio
  • foloi
  • oflio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of folio - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ffolio1floio2foilo2follio1foloi2oflio2
Edit distance from "folio"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "folio"?
"folio" is spelled F-O-L-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːli̯o].
What does "folio" mean?
As an adverb, "folio" means: auf dem Blatt (stehend, verzeichnet)
What words are commonly confused with "folio"?
"folio" is commonly confused with "foto", "follow", "fol". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "folio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "folio" is [ˈfoːli̯o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "folio" come from?
"folio" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "folio", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list