# paletó vs pateta

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### pateta
*noun · IPA /pa.ˈtɛ.tɐ/ · frequency rank #26,497*
pessoa boba

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