folder

/ˈfoʊldər/

//ˈfoʊldər// noun

The verdict

“folder” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #75,561 among 853 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,561
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pasta, diretório

Corpus desk

Index PT-folder · folder · Portuguese

folder · rank #75,561 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,561
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH garo

Nearest frequency peer: garo (+8 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “folder”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “folder” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for folder
PropertyValue
Headwordfolder
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfoʊldər/
Letters6
Frequency rank#75,561
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “folder” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.foldercai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “garo” (#75,569), “feitoria” (#75,549), “gigantismo” (#75,576). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “folder” fica em #75,561. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

folder is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #75,561 among 853 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfoʊldər/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "pasta, diretório".

Zero misspellings are on record for folder in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is folder, spelled F-O-L-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    pasta, diretório

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "folder"?
"folder" is spelled F-O-L-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfoʊldər/.
What does "folder" mean?
As a noun, "folder" means: pasta, diretório
How do you pronounce "folder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "folder" is /ˈfoʊldər/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "folder" come from?
"folder" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "folder", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list