Similar words
alcázar
alcázar is more specifically a Moorish-style fortress-palace; palacio is the more general word for "palace."
Similar in other languages
French
palais
palais is the French word for the same thing — both mean "palace."
Portuguese
palácio
palácio is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "palace."
Practice
1 What does palacio mean?
palace
2 Fill the gap: Visitamos el ___ real.
Full sentence: Visitamos el palacio real. (We visited the royal palace.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches palacio?
palacio: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.