# tap vs the

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### tap
*noun · IPA /tæp/ · frequency rank #22,172*
torneira

### the
*article · IPA /ðə/ (fraco, ou antes de consoante); /ðiː/ (enfático, ou antes de vogal) · frequency rank #93*
o (artigo definido masculino singular)

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