# pai

> Portuguese word · Noun · frequency rank #240

## Definitions
1. homem que tem filhos, naturais ou adotivos
2. macho que gerou prole; genitor, progenitor
3. fundador, pessoa que iniciou algo
4. tratamento afetuoso ou respeitoso que se dá aos idosos em alguns dialetos
5. líder de um terreiro
6. a causa ou origem

## Easily confused with
- **pé** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pai-vs-pe)
- **PT** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pai-vs-pt)
- **pó** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pai-vs-po)
- **pi** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pai-vs-pi)
- **pd** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pai-vs-pd)
- **por** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pai-vs-por)
- **paz** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pai-vs-paz)
- **pro** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pai-vs-pro)
- **pão** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pai-vs-pao)
- **par** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pai-vs-par)
- **pau** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pai-vs-pau)
- **pop** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pai-vs-pop)
- **pan** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pai-vs-pan)
- **per** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pai-vs-per)
- **pio** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pai-vs-pio)
- **pub** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pai-vs-pub)
- **PhD** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pai-vs-phd)
- **put** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pai-vs-put)
- **Pol** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pai-vs-pol)
- **pes** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pai-vs-pes)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/pai