# soap vs som

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### soap
*noun · IPA /soʊp/ · frequency rank #49,703*
sabão

### som
*noun · IPA /ˈsõ/ · frequency rank #1,134*
onda longitudinal transmitida pela matéria e que podemos ouvir (geralmente entre 20Hz e 20kHz):

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