# tico vs tóxico

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### tico
*adjective · IPA /'ʧi.kʊ/ · frequency rank #18,468*
termo pelo qual são conhecidos os habitantes da Costa Rica

### tóxico
*adjective · IPA /ˈtɔ.ksi.ku/ · frequency rank #13,631*
que envenena

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