# folding vs founding

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### folding
*adjective · IPA /ˈfəʊldɪŋ/ · frequency rank #11,213*
Designed to fold

### founding
*verb · IPA /ˈfaʊndɪŋ/ · frequency rank #7,229*
present participle and gerund of found

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/folding-vs-founding