# palo vs pego

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### pego
*noun · frequency rank #3,161*
o ponto mais fundo de um rio, lago, etc

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