# tufão vs tuna

> 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

### tuna
*noun · IPA /tu.na/ [tu.na] · frequency rank #45,633*
água, substância líquida (H₂O)

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