# pavão vs pavio

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### pavão
*noun · IPA /pa.'boŋ/ · frequency rank #19,519*
pendão, flor masculina do milho

### 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/pavao-vs-pavio