# palette vs palmetto

> 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.

### palmetto
*noun · frequency rank #40,828*
Any of various fan palms of the family Arecaceae, especially Sabal palmetto or the saw palmetto, Serenoa repens.

## Source
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