# palito vs Pluto

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### palito
*noun · IPA /pɐ.ˈli.tu/ · frequency rank #20,386*
pauzinho aguçado que serve para limpar os dentes

### Pluto
*noun · IPA /ˈpluːtoː/ ouvir^(fonte ?) · frequency rank #47,005*
Plutão

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