# pao vs Paulo

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### pao
*noun · IPA [pa̠o̞] · frequency rank #30,609*
Yurta.

### Paulo
*name · IPA [ˈpaw.lu] · frequency rank #4,635*
Nombre de pila de varón, equivalente del español Pablo.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/pao-vs-paulo