# folia vs fossa

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### folia
*noun · IPA /fu.ˈli.ɐ/ · frequency rank #12,068*
antiga dança portuguesa rápida e animada, acompanhada por adufes e pandeiros

### fossa
*noun · IPA /ˈfɔ.sɐ/ · frequency rank #17,291*
grande abertura na terra

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/folia-vs-fossa