# tug vs tuna

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tug
*verb · IPA /tʌɡ/ · frequency rank #15,079*
To pull or drag with great effort.

### tuna
*noun · IPA /ˈtjuː.nə/ · frequency rank #12,345*
Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.

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