Which to use
“fobia” and “folha” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,673
- “fobia” frequency rank
- #1,930
- “folha” frequency rank
- 27603
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fobia | folha |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | transtorno psicológico no qual a pessoa tem um medo ou aversão exagerado de alguma coisa | 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 fobia and folha
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fobia (CVCVV) and folha (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between fobia and folha
A purely visual mix-up. fobia (/fu.ˈbi.ɐ/) and folha (/ˈfo.ʎɐ/) 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 27603, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fobia is recorded at frequency rank #25,673, classified as anoun, pronounced /fu.ˈbi.ɐ/. 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 27603, this pair ranks #41,344 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fobia vs folha
Shared letters: afo. Private to "fobia": bi. Private to "folha": hl.
"fobia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "folha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fobia" and "folha" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fobia" 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 #41,344 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fobia" and "folha" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "faia vs fobia". 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 #41,344 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.