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Folklore vs Fairytale - What's the difference?

folklore | fairytale |

As nouns the difference between folklore and fairytale

is that folklore is the tales, legends and superstitions of a particular ethnic population while fairytale is an alternative spelling of lang=en.

As an adjective fairytale is

an alternative spelling of lang=en.

folklore

English

Noun

(wikipedia folklore)
  • The tales, legends and superstitions of a particular ethnic population.

    • Related terms

    * folkloric * folklorist * (l)

    See also

    * folk * lore * myth * oral tradition ----

    fairytale

    English

    Adjective

    (-)

    • Noun

    (en noun)