# SIDA vs simão

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### SIDA
*abbrev · IPA /si.da/ · frequency rank #17,916*
syndrome d´immunodéficience acquise (SIDA, AIDS, síndrome da imunodeficiência adquirida)

### 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: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/sida-vs-simao