# sal vs star

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### sal
*noun · IPA /saw/ · frequency rank #3,168*
condimento composto principalmente por cloreto de sódio (NaCl)

### star
*noun · IPA /stɑ:ʳ/ ouvir^(fonte ?) · frequency rank #3,645*
estrela

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