# Salam vs shalom

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Salam
*name · frequency rank #28,706*
A Meitei surname from Manipuri

### shalom
*intj · IPA /ʃɑːˈloʊm/ · frequency rank #29,082*
A traditional Jewish greeting or farewell.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salam-vs-shalom