# tango vs Tonga

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### tango
*noun · IPA /ˈtɐ̃.ɡu/ · frequency rank #13,623*
estilo musical e dança a par; tem forma musical binária e compasso de dois por quatro; sua coreografia é complexa

### Tonga
*noun · IPA /ˈtɔŋaː/, /ˈtɔŋgaː/ · frequency rank #28,048*
Tonga

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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