Which to use
“fatia” and “folia” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,249
- “fatia” frequency rank
- #12,068
- “folia” frequency rank
- 24317
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fatia | folia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pedaço de alimento cortado em forma de lâmina com alguma espessura | antiga dança portuguesa rápida e animada, acompanhada por adufes e pandeiros |
Where the eye mixes fatia and folia
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses fatia with folia
A purely visual mix-up. fatia (/fɐ.ˈti.ɐ/) and folia (/fu.ˈli.ɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24317, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fatia is recorded at frequency rank #12,249, classified as anoun, pronounced /fɐ.ˈti.ɐ/. folia is at rank #12,068, tagged as anoun, pronounced /fu.ˈli.ɐ/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 24317, this pair ranks #45,332 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fatia vs folia
Shared letters: afi. Private to "fatia": t. Private to "folia": lo.
"fatia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "folia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fatia" for "folia" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fatia" or "folia"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "fatia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "folia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,332 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fatia" and "folia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fatia vs fava". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #45,332 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.