# Pali vs pat

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Pali
*name · IPA /ˈpɑːli/ · frequency rank #42,319*
A Middle Indo-Aryan language of north India, closely related to Sanskrit; the sacred language of Theravāda Buddhism.

### pat
*noun · IPA /pæt/ · frequency rank #4,785*
The sound of a light slap or tap with a soft flat object, especially of a footstep.

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