# thaw vs tra

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### thaw
*verb · IPA /θɔː/ · frequency rank #23,130*
To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen.

### tra
*noun · frequency rank #25,622*
Synonym of iridescent shark (“a shark catfish of species Pangasianodon hypophthalmus”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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