# Laos vs lion

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### Laos
*noun · IPA /ˈlaʊs/,/ˈlɑːoʊs/ · frequency rank #20,349*
Laos

### lion
*noun · IPA /ˈlʌɪən/ · frequency rank #18,911*
leão

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