# Palau vs palsy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Palau
*name · IPA /pəˈlaʊ/ · frequency rank #42,807*
A country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania. Official name: Republic of Palau. Capital: Ngerulmud.

### palsy
*noun · IPA /ˈpɔːlzi/ · frequency rank #22,462*
Complete or partial muscle paralysis of a body part, often accompanied by a loss of feeling and uncontrolled body movements such as shaking.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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