# galeão vs gavião

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### gavião
*adjective · IPA /ɡɐ.ˈvjɐ̃w̃/ · frequency rank #24,661*
arisco, matreiro (diz-se de cavalo)

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