# palma vs palmela

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### palma
*noun · IPA /ˈpaɫ.mɐ/ · frequency rank #6,567*
face interna e côncava da mão

### palmela
*noun · IPA /pal.'mɛ.lɐ/ · frequency rank #43,573*
dobradiça, charneira

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