# tornado vs tornadoes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tornado
*noun · IPA /tɔː(ɹ)ˈneɪ.dəʊ/ · frequency rank #9,411*
A violent wind in the form of a mobile, rapidly rotating, funnel cloud that has contacted the ground.

### tornadoes
*noun · IPA /tɔː(ɹ)ˈneɪd.əʊz/ · frequency rank #20,517*
plural of tornado

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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