Which to use
“folla” is a verb and “follada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,765
- “folla” frequency rank
- #47,148
- “follada” frequency rank
- 75913
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | folla | follada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de follar. | Forma del femenino de follado, participio de follar. |
Where the eye mixes folla and follada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. folla runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against follada's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between folla and follada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: folla is [ˈfoʝa] while follada is [foˈʝað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “folla” sits inside “follada”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75913, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
folla is recorded at frequency rank #28,765, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfoʝa]. follada is at rank #47,148, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [foˈʝað̞a].
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 75913, this pair ranks #18,666 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of folla vs follada
Shared letters: aflo. Private to "folla": -. Private to "follada": d.
"folla" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "follada" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "folla" for "follada" ever safe?
Which is more common, "folla" or "follada"?
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 "folla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "follada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,666 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "folla" and "follada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fallaba vs follada". 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 #18,666 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.