# pau vs pneu

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### pneu
*noun · IPA /ˈpnew/ · frequency rank #10,586*
o mesmo que pneumático

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pau-vs-pneu