# par vs pau

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### par
*adjective · IPA /paχ/ · frequency rank #2,060*
diz-se dos números divisíveis por 2

### pau
*noun · IPA /ˈpaw/ · frequency rank #2,492*
bastão de madeira

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/par-vs-pau