# palma vs plea

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### palma
*noun · frequency rank #31,284*
Alternative form of palmo, traditional Portuguese and Spanish units of length.

### plea
*noun · IPA /pliː/ · frequency rank #7,725*
An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty.

## Source
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