Which to use
“Fells” is a name and “folds” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,926
- “Fells” frequency rank
- #16,473
- “folds” frequency rank
- 62399
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fells | folds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname. | plural of fold |
Letter map: Fells vs folds
Shared letters muted; letters that set Fells and folds apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Fells and folds follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Part-of-speech tell for Fells / folds
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Fells is aname and foldsanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62399, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fells is recorded at frequency rank #45,926, classified as aname. folds is at rank #16,473, tagged as anoun, pronounced /foʊldz/.
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 62399, this pair ranks #88,711 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Fells vs folds
Shared letters: fls. Private to "Fells": e. Private to "folds": do.
"Fells" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "folds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Fells" for "folds" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Fells" or "folds"?
Useful next steps
Pair "Fells" vs "folds" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fells" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "folds" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,711 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fells" and "folds" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feely vs Fells". 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 #88,711 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.