Which to use
“palmo” and “palo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,647
- “palmo” frequency rank
- #35,711
- “palo” frequency rank
- 77358
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | palmo | palo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | medida igual à distância entre as extremidades dos dedos polegar e mínimo de uma mão aberta | incêndio, fogo: |
Where the eye mixes palmo and palo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between palmo and palo
A purely visual mix-up. palmo (/ˈpaɫ.mu/) and palo (/ˈpɑ.lo̞/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77358, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
palmo is recorded at frequency rank #41,647, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpaɫ.mu/. palo is at rank #35,711, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɑ.lo̞/.
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 77358, this pair ranks #1,900 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of palmo vs palo
Shared letters: alop. Private to "palmo": m. Private to "palo": -.
"palmo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "palo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "palmo" and "palo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "palmo" or "palo"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "palmo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "palo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,900 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "palmo" and "palo" 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 #1,900 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.