# foils vs folks

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### foils
*noun · IPA /fɔɪlz/ · frequency rank #36,565*
plural of foil

### 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: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/foils-vs-folks