Folsom

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The verdict

“Folsom” is uncommon German (frequency #91,599 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,599
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt im US-Bundesstaat Kalifornien

Corpus desk

Index DE-folsom · Folsom · German

Folsom · rank #91,599 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,599
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fokussierten

Nearest frequency peer: fokussierten (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Folsom“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Folsom“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Folsom
PropertyValue
HeadwordFolsom
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#91,599
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Folsom“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Folsomfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „fokussierten“ (#91,598), „formelles“ (#91,601), „flüchte“ (#91,596). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Folsom“ bei #91,599. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Folsom is uncommon German at frequency #91,599 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadt im US-Bundesstaat Kalifornien".

No misspelling variants are generated for Folsom in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Folsom, spelled F-O-L-S-O-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt im US-Bundesstaat Kalifornien

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Folsom appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „›Cruz hat zwei Vorstrafen, die er in Folsom abgesessen hat - beide Male wegen schweren Raubes.‹“

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 "Folsom"?
"Folsom" is spelled F-O-L-S-O-M. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Folsom" mean?
As a proper noun, "Folsom" means: Stadt im US-Bundesstaat Kalifornien
How do you pronounce "Folsom"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Folsom" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Folsom" come from?
"Folsom" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fortis#91,606Foyers#91,608Fladen#91,588Gedeih#91,636

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list