# tão vs tufão

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### tufão
*noun · IPA /tu.ˈfɐ̃w̃/ · frequency rank #17,166*
ciclone tropical que atinge o oriente, ocorrendo principalmente nos mares da China

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