folhedo

noun

The verdict

“folhedo” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - porção de folhas, folhagem

Corpus desk

Index PT-folhedo · folhedo · Portuguese

folhedo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "F" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for folhedo
PropertyValue
Headwordfolhedo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “folhedo” em português

folhedonão entra no top 100.000 do português: zona de termos técnicos, arcaicos ou escassos.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

folhedo is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "porção de folhas, folhagem".

folhedo has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is folhedo, spelled F-O-L-H-E-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    porção de folhas, folhagem

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. E assim, em face ao espelho emoldurado de folhedos de prata, permanecia este Príncipe passando pêlos sobre o seu pêlo durante catorze minutos.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "folhedo"?
"folhedo" is spelled F-O-L-H-E-D-O.
What does "folhedo" mean?
As a noun, "folhedo" means: porção de folhas, folhagem
What language does "folhedo" come from?
"folhedo" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list