# cartão vs Cartum

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### cartão
*noun · IPA /kɐɾ.ˈtɐ̃w̃/ · frequency rank #1,769*
papel forte

### Cartum
*noun · IPA /kɐɹˈtũ/ · frequency rank #30,459*
capital e segunda maior cidade do Sudão

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