Which to use
“folha” is a noun and “fora” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,930
- “folha” frequency rank
- #246
- “fora” frequency rank
- 2176
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | folha | fora |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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) | exteriormente |
Where the eye mixes folha and fora
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses folha with fora
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: folha is /ˈfo.ʎɐ/ while fora is /ˈfɔ.ɾɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2176, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
folha is recorded at frequency rank #1,930, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfo.ʎɐ/. fora is at rank #246, tagged as anadv, pronounced /ˈfɔ.ɾɐ/.
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 2176, this pair ranks #73,302 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of folha vs fora
Shared letters: afo. Private to "folha": hl. Private to "fora": r.
"folha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "fora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "folha" and "fora" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "folha" or "fora"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "folha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fora" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,302 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "folha" and "fora" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fern vs fora". 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 #73,302 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.