# tubo vs turbo

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### turbo
*noun · IPA /ˈtuɾ.bu/ · frequency rank #12,160*
dispositivo colocado em motores para aumentar a potência

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