# tear vs tesão

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### tear
*noun · IPA /ˈtjaɾ/ · frequency rank #31,581*
aparelho ou máquina de tecer

### tesão
*noun · IPA /tɨ.ˈzɐ̃w̃/ · frequency rank #7,225*
rijeza

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