# palmo

> Portuguese word · Noun · IPA /ˈpaɫ.mu/ · frequency rank #41,647

## Definitions
1. medida igual à distância entre as extremidades dos dedos polegar e mínimo de uma mão aberta
2. extensão de 9 polegadas ou 22 centímetros

## Easily confused with
- **pão** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/palmo-vs-pao)
- **papo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/palmo-vs-papo)
- **pano** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/palmo-vs-pano)
- **pato** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/palmo-vs-pato)
- **polo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/palmo-vs-polo)
- **paro** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/palmo-vs-paro)
- **pulo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/palmo-vs-pulo)
- **pêlo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/palmo-vs-pelo)
- **palo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/palmo-vs-palo)
- **pomo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/palmo-vs-pomo)
- **Paulo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/palmo-vs-paulo)
- **primo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/palmo-vs-primo)
- **parto** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/palmo-vs-parto)
- **pátio** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/palmo-vs-patio)
- **pulso** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/palmo-vs-pulso)
- **polvo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/palmo-vs-polvo)
- **Paolo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/palmo-vs-paolo)
- **pavão** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/palmo-vs-pavao)
- **pasto** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/palmo-vs-pasto)
- **papão** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/palmo-vs-papao)

## Common misspellings (7)
`aplmo`, `pallmo`, `palmmo`, `palom`, `pamlo`, `plamo`, `ppalmo`

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