folclore

[folˈkloɾe]

/[folˈkloɾe]/ noun

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The verdict

“folclore” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #27,236. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,236
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Conjunto de las actividades, costumbres y creencias tradicionales de un pueblo o etnia.

Corpus desk

Index ES-folclore · folclore · Spanish

folclore · rank #27,236 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,236
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH fluviales

Nearest frequency peer: fluviales (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “folclore”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “folclore” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

folclore vs folklore
88% similar
folclore vs folclor
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for folclore
PropertyValue
Headwordfolclore
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[folˈkloɾe]
Letters8
Frequency rank#27,236
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “folclore”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).folclorecae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “fluviales” (#27,235), “flotas” (#27,234), “frustrados” (#27,238). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “folclore” va en #27,236. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around folclore (IPA [folˈkloɾe]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,236 among 2,333 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for folclore, with forms such as "ffolclore", "floclore", and "focllore". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "folklore", "folclor", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is folclore, spelled F-O-L-C-L-O-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Conjunto de las actividades, costumbres y creencias tradicionales de un pueblo o etnia.
  2. 2
    Estudio de las tradiciones de los pueblos o etnias.
  3. 3
    Música popular que se transmite de generación en generación por vía oral (y hoy en día también de manera académica) como una parte más de los valores y de la cultura de un pueblo.
  4. 4
    Por extensión, conjunto de géneros musicales contemporáneos revitalizados que toman los rasgos de la música folclórica, sobre todo cuando se refiere a la música rural.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how folclore appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. El objetivo es proporcionar protección internacional a las expresiones del folclore o expresiones culturales tradicionales.
  2. uimos sorpresa para muchos festivales donde participaron otros folclores afro del mundo y otros folclores del mundo.

This word in other languages

folklore(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffolclore
  • floclore
  • focllore
  • folcclore
  • folcllore
  • folcloer
  • folclorre
  • folclroe
  • folcolre
  • follclore
  • follcore
  • oflclore

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of folclore - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ffolclore1floclore2focllore2folcclore1folcllore1folcloer2folclorre1folclroe2
Edit distance from "folclore"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "folclore"?
"folclore" is spelled F-O-L-C-L-O-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [folˈkloɾe].
What does "folclore" mean?
As a noun, "folclore" means: Conjunto de las actividades, costumbres y creencias tradicionales de un pueblo o etnia.
What words are commonly confused with "folclore"?
"folclore" is commonly confused with "folklore", "folclor". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "folclore"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "folclore" is [folˈkloɾe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "folclore" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "folclore", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gastamos#27,242Giuseppe#27,246extraída#27,225Gonzales#27,249

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

geológica12 variantsgérmenes12 variantsentraste12 variantshídricos12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list