# tão vs tom

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### tão
*adverb · IPA /ˈtɐ̃w̃/ · frequency rank #119*
tanto, com tal intensidade

### tom
*noun · IPA /ˈtõ/ · frequency rank #1,262*
qualquer som, no que se refere à sua amplitude, fonte, potência, etc.:

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