# taro vs tito

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### taro
*noun · IPA /ˈtæɹəʊ/ · frequency rank #31,374*
Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.

### tito
*noun · frequency rank #19,991*
An uncle.

## Source
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