Which to use
“salão” and “sanção” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,751
- “salão” frequency rank
- #16,876
- “sanção” frequency rank
- 19627
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | salão | sanção |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sala grande | ato de sancionar uma lei; aprovação, pelo presidente, de uma lei votada no legislativo |
Where the eye mixes salão and sanção
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. salão runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against sanção's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between salão and sanção
A purely visual mix-up. salão (/sɐ.ˈlɐ̃w̃/) and sanção (/sɐ̃.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19627, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
salão is recorded at frequency rank #2,751, classified as anoun, pronounced /sɐ.ˈlɐ̃w̃/. sanção is at rank #16,876, tagged as anoun, pronounced /sɐ̃.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 19627, this pair ranks #51,067 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of salão vs sanção
Shared letters: aosã. Private to "salão": l. Private to "sanção": nç.
"salão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "sanção" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "salão" and "sanção" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "salão" vs "sanção" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "salão" and "sanção" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "salão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sanção" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,067 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "salão" and "sanção" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sacro vs sanção". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #51,067 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.