# palito vs pollito

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### palito
*noun · IPA [paˈlit̪o] · frequency rank #24,987*
Diminutivo de palo.

### pollito
*noun · IPA [poˈʝit̪o] · frequency rank #36,218*
Cría de una gallina.

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