# pale vs paletó

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### paletó
*noun · IPA /pa.lɨ.ˈtɔ/ · frequency rank #32,717*
casaco curto, com bolsos, que se veste diretamente sobre a camisa ou colete

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