# tranco vs travão

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### travão
*noun · IPA /tɾa.'boŋ/ · frequency rank #47,127*
alavanca que detém o movimento de uma máquina

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