# pau

> Portuguese word · Noun · IPA /ˈpaw/ · frequency rank #2,492

## Definitions
1. bastão de madeira
2. pênis
3. surra
4. briga
5. velocidade
6. baliza do gol, comumente mais usado em referência ao travessão e partes do meio para cima dos postes
7. instância judiciária processual (nota: não admite plural)

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

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