# palm vs palsy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### palm
*noun · IPA /pɑːm/ · frequency rank #4,876*
Any of various evergreen trees from the family Palmae or Arecaceae, which are mainly found in the tropics.

### 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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