# tónica vs tóxico

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### 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/tonica-vs-toxico