# tubo vs tufão

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### tubo
*noun · IPA /'tubu/ · frequency rank #7,227*
cilindro oco; cano; ducto

### tufão
*noun · IPA /tu.ˈfɐ̃w̃/ · frequency rank #17,166*
ciclone tropical que atinge o oriente, ocorrendo principalmente nos mares da China

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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