# tia vs tíbia

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### tia
*noun · IPA /ˈʧi.ɐ/ · frequency rank #2,401*
irmã do pai

### tíbia
*noun · IPA /ˈt͡ʃi.bi.ɐ/ [ˈt͡ʃi.bɪ.ɐ], AFI: /ˈt͡ʃi.bjɐ/ (coloquial) · frequency rank #39,413*
flauta pastoril

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