# folate

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #44,208

## Definitions
1. A salt or ester of folic acid, especially one present in the vitamin B complex.

## Etymology
From folic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

## Easily confused with
- **forte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/folate-vs-forte)
- **forage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/folate-vs-forage)
- **foliage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/folate-vs-foliage)
- **flat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flat-vs-folate)
- **fate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fate-vs-folate)
- **flame** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flame-vs-folate)
- **flare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flare-vs-folate)
- **flute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flute-vs-folate)
- **flake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flake-vs-folate)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ffolate`, `floate`, `foalte`, `folaet`, `folatte`, `follate`, `foltae`, `oflate`

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