folkish
"folkish" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“folkish” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Popular; referring to the culture of ordinary people.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | folkish |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “folkish” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for folkish is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for folkish in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From folk + -ish. (Compare Old English folcisc, and German völkisch.) The correct English form is folkish, spelled F-O-L-K-I-S-H.
Definition
- 1Popular; referring to the culture of ordinary people.
- 2In the style of folk music.
- 3Practicing a form of Heathenry that is traditional.
- 4Practicing far-right and racist forms of Heathenry that are hostile towards minorities, Christians, and Jewish people; and also supporting Nazi influences.
Etymology
From folk + -ish. (Compare Old English folcisc, and German völkisch.)
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “folkish”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is F-O-L-K-I-S-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.