# tão vs tool

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### tool
*noun · IPA /tu:l/ · frequency rank #29,542*
ferramenta

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/tao-vs-tool