# palette vs pallet

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### palette
*noun · IPA /ˈpælɪt/ · frequency rank #10,587*
A thin board on which a painter lays and mixes colours.

### pallet
*noun · IPA /ˈpælɪt/ · frequency rank #24,854*
A bed of loose straw.

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