fourfold
/ˈfɔːfəʊld/
"fourfold" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fourfold” is uncommon English (frequency #56,754 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,754
- frequency rank, English
- 2,507
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Four times as great; quadruple.
Corpus desk
Index EN-fourfold · fourfold · English
fourfold · rank #56,754 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #56,754
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,507
- PHOTO-FINISH FPV
Nearest frequency peer: FPV (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “fourfold”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- forgoing
forgoing
43,250 corpus weight
- forme
forme
43,249 corpus weight
- fourfold
fourfold
43,247 corpus weight
- FPV
FPV
43,246 corpus weight
- frack
frack
43,245 corpus weight
- frankincense
frankincense
43,244 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “fourfold” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fourfold |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈfɔːfəʊld/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #56,754 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “fourfold” in English
Rare enough to double-check
fourfold is uncommon English at frequency #56,754 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈfɔːfəʊld/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for fourfold in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English fourfold, fourefold, from Old English fēowerfeald. Equivalent to four + -fold. Cognate with Dutch viervoud, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃 (fidurfalþs). The correct English form is fourfold, spelled F-O-U-R-F-O-L-D.
Definition
- 1Four times as great; quadruple.
- 2Comprised of four individual members.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how fourfold appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Most pupils have a fourfold object in studying a language; they wish to be able to read and write, to speak and to understand it.
Etymology
From Middle English fourfold, fourefold, from Old English fēowerfeald. Equivalent to four + -fold. Cognate with Dutch viervoud, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃 (fidurfalþs).
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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