# Bahia vs Bama

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Bahia
*name · IPA /bəˈhiːə/ · frequency rank #33,529*
A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Salvador.

### Bama
*name · IPA /ˈbæmə/ · frequency rank #23,176*
Nickname for Alabama: a state of the United States.

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