# Baal vs bale

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Baal
*name · IPA /ˈbeɪəl/ · frequency rank #33,526*
A storm and fertility god of the Phoenician and Canaanite pantheons, reckoned as chief of the gods by the 1st millennium BC.

### bale
*noun · IPA /beɪl/ · frequency rank #12,731*
Evil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or death.

## Source
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