Which to use
“folga” is a noun and “folgado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,544
- “folga” frequency rank
- #43,431
- “folgado” frequency rank
- 49975
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | folga | folgado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | descanso; período sem trabalho | que tem folga |
Letter map: folga vs folgado
Shared letters muted; letters that set folga and folgado apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. folga runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against folgado's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - folga and folgado
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: folga is anoun and folgadoanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “folga” sits inside “folgado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49975, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
folga is recorded at frequency rank #6,544, classified as anoun. folgado is at rank #43,431, tagged as anadj, pronounced /foɫ.ˈɡa.du/.
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 49975, this pair ranks #14,996 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of folga vs folgado
Shared letters: afglo. Private to "folga": -. Private to "folgado": d.
"folga" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "folgado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Pair "folga" vs "folgado" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "folga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "folgado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,996 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "folga" and "folgado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "falhado vs folgado". 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 #14,996 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.