# padre vs pale

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### padre
*noun · IPA /ˈpa.dɾɨ/ · frequency rank #1,580*
membro da igreja católica; sacerdote

### pale
*adjective · IPA /peIl/ · frequency rank #45,514*
pálido, claro, descorado

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