folha

/ˈfo.ʎɐ/

//ˈfo.ʎɐ// noun

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The verdict

“folha” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,930. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,930
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - órgão da planta, geralmente verde e responsável pela fotossíntese (na maioria das vezes), composta de limbo (estrutura laminar), pecíolo (haste que liga o limbo ao caule) e, algumas vezes, bainha (...

Corpus desk

Index PT-folha · folha · Portuguese

folha · rank #1,930 · 7 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,930
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH figura

Nearest frequency peer: figura (-1 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “folha”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “folha” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

folha vs fora
60% similar
folha vs força
60% similar
folha vs folia
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for folha
PropertyValue
Headwordfolha
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfo.ʎɐ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,930
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “folha”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.folhacai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “figura” (#1,929), “infância” (#1,932), “Israel” (#1,933). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “folha” fica em #1,930. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around folha (IPA /ˈfo.ʎɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,930 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for folha, with forms such as "ffolha", "floha", and "fohla". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "fora", "força", "folia", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is folha, spelled F-O-L-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    órgão da planta, geralmente verde e responsável pela fotossíntese (na maioria das vezes), composta de limbo (estrutura laminar), pecíolo (haste que liga o limbo ao caule) e, algumas vezes, bainha (invólucro alongado na base do pecíolo)
  2. 2
    vértice sobre o qual incide apenas uma aresta
  3. 3
    pedaço de papel em branco, vazio
  4. 4
    cada uma das unidades de uma impressão, cujas faces chamam-se páginas
  5. 5
    jornal
  6. 6
    lista, rol
  7. 7
    chapa ou lâmina de qualquer material
  8. 8
    terra de pastagens

This word in other languages

leaf(English)hoja(Español)feuille(Français)Blatt(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffolha
  • floha
  • fohla
  • folah
  • folhha
  • follha
  • oflha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of folha - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ffolha1floha2fohla2folah2folhha1follha1oflha2
Edit distance from "folha"

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 "folha"?
"folha" is spelled F-O-L-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfo.ʎɐ/.
What does "folha" mean?
As a noun, "folha" means: órgão da planta, geralmente verde e responsável pela fotossíntese (na maioria das vezes), composta de limbo (estrutura laminar), pecíolo (haste que liga o limbo ao caule) e, algumas vezes, bainha (...
What words are commonly confused with "folha"?
"folha" is commonly confused with "fora", "força", "folia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "folha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "folha" is /ˈfo.ʎɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "folha" come from?
"folha" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Peter#1,940russo#1,947sítio#1,908raiva#1,906

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

vento7 variantspista7 variantsJames7 variantsenfim7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list