# piolho

> Portuguese word · Noun · IPA /ˈpjo.ʎu/ · frequency rank #32,316

## Definitions
1. inseto parasita que suga o sangue de vertebrados e lhes transmite várias doenças

## Easily confused with
- **polo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/piolho-vs-polo)
- **polvo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/piolho-vs-polvo)
- **pilha** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pilha-vs-piolho)
- **pinho** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pinho-vs-piolho)
- **Paolo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/paolo-vs-piolho)
- **pilão** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pilao-vs-piolho)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ipolho`, `piloho`, `piohlo`, `piolhho`, `piollho`, `pioloh`, `poilho`, `ppiolho`

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