# palo vs pele

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### pele
*noun · IPA /ˈpɛ.li/ · frequency rank #1,654*
tecido que reveste externamente o corpo humano e o de muitos animais; couro

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