# files vs folks

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### files
*noun · IPA /faɪlz/ · frequency rank #3,232*
plural of file

### folks
*noun · IPA /fəʊks/ · frequency rank #2,537*
The members of one's immediate family, especially one's parents

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/files-vs-folks