# Tag vs thug

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### Tag
*noun · IPA /taːk/ · frequency rank #4,186*
dia (período entre o nascer-do-sol até o pôr-do-sol)

### thug
*noun · IPA /θʌɡ/ · frequency rank #32,793*
capanga, bandido, criminoso

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