# tira vs turba

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### tira
*noun · IPA /ˈt͡ʃi.ɾɐ/ · frequency rank #1,953*
retalho ou pedaço de pano, papel ou outro material, mais comprido que largo

### turba
*noun · IPA /ˈtuɾ.bɐ/ · frequency rank #43,205*
grande massa de gente

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