# Paolo vs pato

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### Paolo
*noun · IPA /'pa.βlo/. · frequency rank #18,404*
Pablo, Paolo, Paulo

### pato
*adjective · IPA /ˈpa.tʊ/ · frequency rank #6,330*
empatado

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