# trança vs tranco

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### trança
*noun · IPA /ˈtɾɐ̃.sɐ/ · frequency rank #27,698*
madeixa de cabelos entrelaçados

### tranco
*noun · frequency rank #35,378*
tranco, pau forte e rijo

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