# palo vs path

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### palo
*noun · IPA /ˈpɑ.lo̞/ · frequency rank #35,711*
incêndio, fogo:

### path
*noun · IPA /pæθ, pɑθ/ · frequency rank #25,422*
caminho

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