folie

[ˈfolje]

/[ˈfolje]/ verb

The verdict

“folie” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #97,396 among 2,333 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,396
frequency rank, Spanish
2,333
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de foliar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-folie · folie · Spanish

folie · rank #97,396 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,396
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,333
  • PHOTO-FINISH formalice

Nearest frequency peer: formalice (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “folie”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “folie” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for folie
PropertyValue
Headwordfolie
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfolje]
Letters5
Frequency rank#97,396
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “folie” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).foliecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “formalice” (#97,397), “fluirá” (#97,394), “fornidos” (#97,398). Entre 2,333 lemas con “F”, “folie” va en #97,396. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

folie is uncommon Spanish at frequency #97,396 among 2,333 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈfolje]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for folie, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is folie, spelled F-O-L-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de foliar.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de foliar.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de foliar.

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 "folie"?
"folie" is spelled F-O-L-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfolje].
What does "folie" mean?
As a verb, "folie" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de foliar.
How do you pronounce "folie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "folie" is [ˈfolje]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "folie" come from?
"folie" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list