fôlego
/ˈfo.lɨ.ɡu/
The verdict
“fôlego” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,502. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #9,502
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,704
- “F” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - o ato de inspirar e expirar o ar
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fôlego |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfo.lɨ.ɡu/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #9,502 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fôlego” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around fôlego (IPA /ˈfo.lɨ.ɡu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,502 among 1,704 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for fôlego, with forms such as "ffôlego", "flôego", and "fôelgo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "folga", "folheto", "fogo", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is fôlego, spelled F-Ô-L-E-G-O.
Definition
- 1o ato de inspirar e expirar o ar
- 2capacidade de trabalho
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ffôlego
- flôego
- fôelgo
- fôleggo
- fôleog
- fôlgeo
- fôllego
- ôflego
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fôlego - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “fôlego”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is F-Ô-L-E-G-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈfo.lɨ.ɡu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “folga” - see the side-by-side comparison. fôlego vs folga
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.