Which to use
“folhas” and “foras” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,476
- “folhas” frequency rank
- #35,602
- “foras” frequency rank
- 39078
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | folhas | foras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | naipe dos jogos de baralho alemão | forma plural de fora |
Where the eye mixes folhas and foras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses folhas with foras
A purely visual mix-up. folhas (/ˈfoʎɐz/) and foras (/ˈfɔ.ɾas/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39078, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
folhas is recorded at frequency rank #3,476, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈfoʎɐz/. foras is at rank #35,602, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈfɔ.ɾas/.
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 39078, this pair ranks #27,261 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of folhas vs foras
Shared letters: afos. Private to "folhas": hl. Private to "foras": r.
"folhas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "foras" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "folhas" and "foras" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "folhas" vs "foras" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "folhas" and "foras" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "folhas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "foras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,261 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "folhas" and "foras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fodão vs foras". 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 #27,261 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.