# threefold

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #42,449

## Definitions
1. Three times as great.
2. Triple.

## Etymology
From Middle English threfold, from Old English þrīfeald. Equivalent to three + -fold.

## Easily confused with
- **threshold** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/threefold-vs-threshold)

## Common misspellings (14)
`htreefold`, `therefold`, `thhreefold`, `threeffold`, `threeflod`, `threefodl`, `threefoldd`, `threefolld`, `threeofld`, `threfeold`, `threfold`, `thrreefold`, `trheefold`, `tthreefold`

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