Which to use
“folgado” and “formado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,431
- “folgado” frequency rank
- #3,013
- “formado” frequency rank
- 46444
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | folgado | formado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que tem folga | claramente definido |
Where the eye mixes folgado and formado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. folgado and formado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses folgado with formado
A purely visual mix-up. folgado (/foɫ.ˈɡa.du/) and formado (/fuɾ.ˈma.du/) 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 46444, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
folgado is recorded at frequency rank #43,431, classified as anadj, pronounced /foɫ.ˈɡa.du/. formado is at rank #3,013, tagged as anadj, pronounced /fuɾ.ˈma.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 46444, this pair ranks #18,861 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of folgado vs formado
Shared letters: adfo. Private to "folgado": gl. Private to "formado": mr.
"folgado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "formado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "folgado" for "formado" ever safe?
Which is more common, "folgado" or "formado"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "folgado" and "formado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "folgado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "formado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,861 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "folgado" and "formado" 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 #18,861 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.