![]() ![]() Here’s an example of palette, pallet, and palate used correctly in a sentence.Įxample: The art installation consists of wooden pallets painted in a vibrant palette of colors-it’s interesting, but it’s not quite suited to my palate. Think of palate (ending in -ate) as a word related to what you ate. In this way, you can think of a painter’s pal ette (which is spelled with one L) as a painter’s pal.Ī pallet (ending in -let) is the platform that lets shippers easily transport goods. So how to keep all three spellings straight?Ī palette is the thing a painter always keeps on hand-literally-while painting. The word pallet can sometimes be used to refer to a painter’s palette, but this spelling is much less commonly used. For example, the term color palette refers to a specific set of colors, such as the ones that a particular artist typically works with. It can also refer to a collection or range of colors or techniques. The word palette is closely associated with art and color. ![]() More figuratively, palate can refer to a person’s particular sense of taste (as in the way they perceive flavors), or to a person’s general, intellectual taste (as in their specific preferences for things).Īll three of these words are pronounced exactly the same, and they’re always used as nouns. The word palate refers to the roof of the mouth. The word pallet most commonly refers to a flat, square (often wood) platform used to hold goods for shipping (it’s sometimes called a skid). A palette is that board that painters keep their paints on while painting (most traditionally, an oval one with a thumbhole for holding).
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