Which to use
“fogão” and “folga” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,722
- “fogão” frequency rank
- #6,544
- “folga” frequency rank
- 17266
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fogão | folga |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aparelho doméstico para cozinhar e aquecer | descanso; período sem trabalho |
Letter map: fogão vs folga
Shared letters muted; letters that set fogão and folga apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. fogão (CVCVV) and folga (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Corpus notes: fogão and folga
fogão and folga are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17266, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fogão is recorded at frequency rank #10,722, classified as anoun, pronounced /fu.ˈɡɐ̃w̃/. folga is at rank #6,544, tagged as anoun.
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 17266, this pair ranks #54,025 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fogão vs folga
Shared letters: fgo. Private to "fogão": ã. Private to "folga": al.
"fogão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "folga" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- folga ← ffolga · floga · fogla · folag · folgga · follga · oflga
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fogão" and "folga" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "fogão" or "folga" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "fogão" and "folga".
- Full dictionary entry for "fogão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "folga" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,025 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fogão" and "folga" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "filão vs fogão". 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 #54,025 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.