# pai vs pale

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### pai
*noun · frequency rank #240*
homem que tem filhos, naturais ou adotivos

### 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/pai-vs-pale