# filly vs folly

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### filly
*noun · IPA /ˈfɪli/ · frequency rank #23,832*
A young female horse.

### 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/filly-vs-folly