# galeão vs galego

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### galeão
*noun · IPA /ɡɐ.ˈljɐ̃w̃/ · frequency rank #29,746*
antigo navio mercante de grande tonelagem

### galego
*adjective · IPA /ga.ˈle.gu/ · frequency rank #19,163*
da Galiza, Espanha

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