folk
Definitions
Noun
- People in general (often used in the plural)
- A social division of (usually preliterate) people
- People descended from a common ancestor
- The traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "folk".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | folk | 1 | 34 |
| 2 | folklore | 2 | 28 |
| 3 | folks | 1 | 18 |
| 4 | folksy | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | norfolk | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | folks' | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | countryfolk | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | folker | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | folkers | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | folkert | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | folkerts | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | folkes | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | folkish | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | folkman | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | folkrock | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | folkstone | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | folkstone's | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | folktale | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | folkway | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | folkways | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | norfolk's | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | suffolk | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | townsfolk | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | woolfolk | 2 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "folk".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "folk".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "folk" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | folk music | 2 | 4 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "folk" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | and folk | 1 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "folk" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | traditions | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | japanese | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | blues | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | others | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | well | 1 | 2 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 24
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 5
Consonant Matches: 2
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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May 22, 2026 The New York Times