Which to use
“ficha” is a verb and “folha” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,988
- “ficha” frequency rank
- #1,930
- “folha” frequency rank
- 5918
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ficha | folha |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo fichar | 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) |
Where the eye mixes ficha and folha
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. ficha and folha follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ficha and folha
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ficha is /ˈfi.ʃɐ/ while folha is /ˈfo.ʎɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5918, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ficha is recorded at frequency rank #3,988, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈfi.ʃɐ/. folha is at rank #1,930, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfo.ʎɐ/.
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 5918, this pair ranks #68,630 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ficha vs folha
Shared letters: afh. Private to "ficha": ci. Private to "folha": lo.
"ficha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "folha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ficha" for "folha" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ficha" or "folha" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ficha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "folha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,630 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ficha" and "folha" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ficha vs finta". 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 #68,630 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.