# Baal vs basalt

> 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.

### basalt
*noun · IPA /ˈbæs.ɒlt/ · frequency rank #28,125*
A hard mafic igneous rock of varied mineral content; volcanic in origin, which makes up much of the Earth's oceanic crust.

## Source
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