# pânico vs pavio

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### pânico
*adjective · IPA /ˈpɐ.ni.ku/ · frequency rank #3,857*
que assusta sem motivo

### pavio
*noun · IPA /pɐ.ˈvi.u/ · frequency rank #38,849*
cabo das velas, círios, candeias, mecha

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