# foley vs fouled

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### foley
*noun · IPA /ˈfoʊli/ · frequency rank #14,946*
The creation of sound effects, and their addition to film and TV images.

### fouled
*verb · IPA /faʊld/ · frequency rank #26,431*
simple past and past participle of foul

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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