# bald vs bla

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bald
*adjective · IPA /bɔːld/ · frequency rank #9,137*
Having little or no hair, fur, or feathers.

### bla
*intj · frequency rank #28,468*
Alternative form of blah (“imitative of idle, meaningless talk”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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