Which to use
“folies” and “folio” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,382
- “folies” frequency rank
- #19,022
- “folio” frequency rank
- 34404
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | folies | folio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de folie. | Feuillet, en parlant de registres, de manuscrits, etc., numérotés par feuillets, et non par pages. |
Where the eye mixes folies and folio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. folies runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against folio's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between folies and folio
A purely visual mix-up. folies (\fɔ.li\) and folio (\fɔ.ljo\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34404, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
folies is recorded at frequency rank #15,382, classified as anoun, pronounced \fɔ.li\. folio is at rank #19,022, tagged as anoun, pronounced \fɔ.ljo\.
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 34404, this pair ranks #284,067 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of folies vs folio
Shared letters: filo. Private to "folies": es. Private to "folio": -.
"folies" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "folio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "folies" and "folio" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "folies" vs "folio" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "folies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "folio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #284,067 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "folies" and "folio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "foins vs folies". 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 #284,067 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.