# salvar vs sanar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### salvar
*verb · IPA /saɫ.ˈvaɾ/ · frequency rank #1,865*
retirar de situação perigosa

### sanar
*verb · frequency rank #38,479*
curar, sarar

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