folgar
/foɫ.ˈɡaɾ/
The verdict
“folgar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #64,182 among 1,704 “F” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,182
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,704
- “F” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - dar ou tirar folga
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | folgar |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /foɫ.ˈɡaɾ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #64,182 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “folgar” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
folgar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #64,182 among 1,704 “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
- 1dar ou tirar folga
- 2alargar, desapertar, aliviar
- 3divertir-se, ter prazer, jubilar-se, alegrar-se
- 4livrar
- 5descansar, ter o dia de folga
- 6tomar a liberdade autoconcedida em agir de uma forma abusada que viola, diminui ou usufrui de direito alheio
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 “folgar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is F-O-L-G-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /foɫ.ˈɡaɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.