folder

Other forms of folder

plural

folders·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about folder

What does folder mean?

folder means "a small book usually having a paper cover". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in folder?

folder has 2 syllables: fol-der. The stress falls on "fol". In IPA it is /ˈfoʊldɚ/.

What is another word for folder?

Close synonyms include booklet, brochure, leaflet, pamphlet. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is folder a common word?

folder is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.