Which to use
“fobias” and “folios” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,368
- “fobias” frequency rank
- #31,354
- “folios” frequency rank
- 72722
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fobias | folios |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de fobia | Forma del plural de folio. |
Where the eye mixes fobias and folios
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fobias and folios follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between fobias and folios
A purely visual mix-up. fobias ([ˈfoβ̞jas]) and folios ([ˈfoljos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72722, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fobias is recorded at frequency rank #41,368, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfoβ̞jas]. folios is at rank #31,354, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfoljos].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 72722, this pair ranks #24,787 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fobias vs folios
Shared letters: fios. Private to "fobias": ab. Private to "folios": l.
"fobias" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "folios" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fobias" and "folios" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fobias" vs "folios" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fobias" and "folios" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fobias" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "folios" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,787 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fobias" and "folios" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filos vs folios". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #24,787 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.