folgar

/foɫ.ˈɡaɾ/

//foɫ.ˈɡaɾ// verb

The verdict

“folgar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #64,182 among 853 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,182
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dar ou tirar folga

Corpus desk

Index PT-folgar · folgar · Portuguese

folgar · rank #64,182 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,182
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH figa

Nearest frequency peer: figa (-6 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 “folgar”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for folgar
PropertyValue
Headwordfolgar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/foɫ.ˈɡaɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#64,182
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “folgar” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).folgarcai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “figa” (#64,176), “feirão” (#64,174), “frutificar” (#64,193). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “folgar” fica em #64,182. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

folgar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #64,182 among 853 “F” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /foɫ.ˈɡaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for folgar, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 folgar, spelled F-O-L-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    dar ou tirar folga
  2. 2
    alargar, desapertar, aliviar
  3. 3
    divertir-se, ter prazer, jubilar-se, alegrar-se
  4. 4
    livrar
  5. 5
    descansar, ter o dia de folga
  6. 6
    tomar a liberdade autoconcedida em agir de uma forma abusada que viola, diminui ou usufrui de direito alheio

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how folgar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Vou folgar esse domingo.

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 "folgar"?
"folgar" is spelled F-O-L-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /foɫ.ˈɡaɾ/.
What does "folgar" mean?
As a verb, "folgar" means: dar ou tirar folga
How do you pronounce "folgar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "folgar" is /foɫ.ˈɡaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "folgar" come from?
"folgar" 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 "folgar", 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