# salão vs simão

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### salão
*noun · IPA /sɐ.ˈlɐ̃w̃/ · frequency rank #2,751*
sala grande

### simão
*noun · IPA /si.'moŋ/ · frequency rank #11,739*
o primeiro farelo que se obtém ao peneirar a farinha

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