# Sau vs sex

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### sex
*noun · IPA /sɛks/ · frequency rank #7,835*
sexo, gênero

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