# tocado vs tornado

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### tocado
*adjective · IPA /tu.ˈka.du/ · frequency rank #11,756*
apalpado, atingido

### tornado
*noun · IPA /tuɾ.ˈna.du/ · frequency rank #4,770*
aguaceiro forte com trovoada, vento e grandes ondas

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