Which to use
“folds” is a noun and “folic” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,473
- “folds” frequency rank
- #41,130
- “folic” frequency rank
- 57603
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | folds | folic |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of fold | Of or relating to foliage; pteroylglutamic, as in folic acid. |
Letter map: folds vs folic
Shared letters muted; letters that set folds and folic apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for folds / folic
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: folds is anoun and folicanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57603, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
folds is recorded at frequency rank #16,473, classified as anoun, pronounced /foʊldz/. folic is at rank #41,130, tagged as anadj.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 57603, this pair ranks #118,214 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of folds vs folic
Shared letters: flo. Private to "folds": ds. Private to "folic": ci.
"folds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "folic" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "folds" and "folic" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "folds" vs "folic" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "folds" vs "folic" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "folds" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "folic" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #118,214 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "folds" and "folic" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "folic vs frolic". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #118,214 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.