# flock vs folk

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### flock
*noun · IPA /flɒk/ · frequency rank #11,384*
A number of birds together in a group, such as those gathered together for the purpose of migration.

### folk
*noun · IPA /fəʊk/ · frequency rank #4,947*
A people; a tribe or nation; the inhabitants of a region, especially the native inhabitants.

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