# piolho vs polvo

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### piolho
*noun · IPA /ˈpjo.ʎu/ · frequency rank #32,316*
inseto parasita que suga o sangue de vertebrados e lhes transmite várias doenças

### polvo
*noun · IPA /ˈpɔl.vɔ/ · frequency rank #17,610*
pó, poeira

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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