Synonyms for folk

Most common

kindred · phratry · common people · ethnic music · tribe · vernacular

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   People, persons.

   There were a lot of folk in the streets.

Related words

Word family

folkish folkly folksy folktronica folky

Phrases

folk etymology cunning folk folk medicine folk singer folk music folk story folk tale freak folk

Forms

Plural

folks → peoples, families, kindreds, kinfolks…

Example sentences

• kindred Trade knows neither friends or kindred.
• tribe Members of the tribe settled down along the river.
• vernacular I write Berber in its Kabyle vernacular form.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

sept¹

5 letters

tribe¹

6 letters

people², family³

7 letters

kindred², kinfolk, phratry

10 letters

vernacular⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (people² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

peuple

Italiano

popolo

Español

pueblo

Deutsch

Volk