# sally vs salvo

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sally
*noun · IPA /ˈsæli/ · frequency rank #7,496*
A willow.

### salvo
*noun · IPA /ˈsælvəʊ/ · frequency rank #34,676*
An exception; a reservation; an excuse.

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