# tax vs tom

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### tax
*noun · IPA /taks/ · frequency rank #35,800*
apócope de táxi

### 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: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/tax-vs-tom