# pau vs peak

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### peak
*noun · IPA /pi:k/ · frequency rank #36,150*
pico

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