# tabu vs take

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### tabu
*noun · IPA /ta.ˈbu/ · frequency rank #14,249*
medo ou proibição de origem religiosa ou social

### take
*verb · IPA /teɪk/ · frequency rank #7,341*
tomar (pegar, passar a estar sob posse)

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