folho
/ˈfo.ʎu/
The verdict
“folho” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Portuguese
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - babado que se coloca em saias, colchas, toalhas etc.
Corpus desk
Index PT-folho · folho · Portuguese
folho · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | folho |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈfo.ʎu/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “folho” em português
Rare enough to double-check
folho is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈfo.ʎu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for folho in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is folho, spelled F-O-L-H-O.
Definition
- 1babado que se coloca em saias, colchas, toalhas etc.
- 2excrescência nos cascos dos animais
- 3a terceira divisão do estômago dos ruminantes
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.