# falls vs folly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### falls
*noun · IPA /fɔːlz/ · frequency rank #2,344*
A waterfall.

### folly
*noun · IPA /ˈfɑli/ · frequency rank #18,561*
Foolishness that results from a lack of foresight or lack of practicality.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/falls-vs-folly