# pasto vs pavio

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### pasto
*noun · IPA /ˈpaʃ.tu/ · frequency rank #23,436*
ato de pastar

### 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/pasto-vs-pavio