Which to use
“palma” and “palmo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,567
- “palma” frequency rank
- #41,647
- “palmo” frequency rank
- 48214
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | palma | palmo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | face interna e côncava da mão | medida igual à distância entre as extremidades dos dedos polegar e mínimo de uma mão aberta |
Where the eye mixes palma and palmo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses palma with palmo
A purely visual mix-up. palma (/ˈpaɫ.mɐ/) and palmo (/ˈpaɫ.mu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “palma” becomes o in “palmo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48214, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
palma is recorded at frequency rank #6,567, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpaɫ.mɐ/. palmo is at rank #41,647, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpaɫ.mu/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 48214, this pair ranks #16,986 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of palma vs palmo
Shared letters: almp. Private to "palma": -. Private to "palmo": o.
"palma" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "palmo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "palma" and "palmo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "palma" vs "palmo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "palma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "palmo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,986 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "palma" and "palmo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "palmo vs pilão". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #16,986 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.