# cancro vs canudo

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### cancro
*noun · IPA /ˈkɜ̃kru/ · frequency rank #9,147*
tumor maligno

### canudo
*intj · IPA /kɐ.ˈnu.du/ · frequency rank #31,276*
expressa contrariedade, contratempo, desagrado, impaciência, desprazo

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