# folk vs full

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### full
*adjective · IPA /fʊl/ · frequency rank #262*
Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available.

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