folio

/[ˈfoljo]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,413

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

folio is aSpanishnoun. It means: Página de un libro o cuaderno. Pronounced [ˈfoljo]. Often confused with foto and frío.

Key facts for folio
PropertyValue
Headwordfolio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfoljo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#19,413
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of folio in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for folio is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfoljo]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,413 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for folio, with forms such as "ffolio", "floio", and "foilo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "foto", "frío", "foro", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is folio, spelled F-O-L-I-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Página de un libro o cuaderno.
  2. 2
    Renglón superior de las páginas de un libro en donde se agrega información del libro, como el título o el autor.
  3. 3
    Cada una de las dos partes iguales que resultan de doblar un pliego por la mitad.
  4. 4
    Antiguo formato de papel con dimensiones de 215×315 mm.
  5. 5
    Especie de envoltorio transparente en donde se meten las hojas para protegerlas o para transportarlas.
  6. 6
    Hierba dioica de la familia de las euforbiáceas, que tiene las hojas aovadas y cubiertas de una especie de tomento blanco, el tallo algo leñoso, las flores conglobadas y las semillas casi redondas.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ffolio,floio,foilo,follio,foloi,oflio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for folio

Misspelling Variants of "folio"

ffolio6floio5foilo5follio6foloi5oflio5
Misspelling Variants of "folio"

Frequency rank: #19,413 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "folio"?
"folio" is spelled F-O-L-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoljo].
What does "folio" mean?
As a noun, "folio" means: Página de un libro o cuaderno.
What words are commonly confused with "folio"?
"folio" is commonly confused with "foto", "frío", "foro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "folio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "folio" is [ˈfoljo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "folio" come from?
"folio" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.