folio

/[ˈfoːli̯o]/ adv

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#49,679

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

folio is anGermanadv. It means: auf dem Blatt (stehend, verzeichnet) Pronounced [ˈfoːli̯o]. Often confused with foto and follow.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of folio in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for folio is 5 letters long, classified as anadv, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfoːli̯o]. Corpus data places it at rank #49,679 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "auf dem Blatt (stehend, verzeichnet)".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for folio, with forms such as "ffolio", "floio", and "foilo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "foto", "follow", "fol", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is folio, spelled F-O-L-I-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf dem Blatt (stehend, verzeichnet)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffolio,floio,foilo,follio,foloi,oflio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for folio

Misspelling Variants of "folio"

ffolio6floio5foilo5follio6foloi5oflio5
Misspelling Variants of "folio"

Frequency rank: #49,679 in German

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 adv, "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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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.