# tónica vs touca

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### tónica
*noun · IPA /ˈtɔ.ni.kɐ/ · frequency rank #48,169*
nota, vogal ou sílaba tónica

### touca
*noun · IPA /ˈtow.kɐ/ · frequency rank #28,398*
pano leve que cobre o cabelo, usado por mulheres

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