# tufão vs tufo

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### tufo
*noun · IPA /ˈtu.fu/ · frequency rank #48,703*
montículo, proeminência

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