# são vs Sau

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### são
*adjective · IPA /ˈsɐ̃w̃/ · frequency rank #34*
saudável

### Sau
*noun · IPA /zaʊ̯/ · frequency rank #49,171*
porco

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