# canhão vs cantão

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### canhão
*adjective · IPA /kɐ.ˈɲɐ̃w̃/ · frequency rank #11,596*
mulher muito feia

### cantão
*noun · frequency rank #29,259*
região administrativa

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