# bale vs bible

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### bible
*noun · IPA /ˈbaɪbəl/ · frequency rank #2,775*
Alternative letter-case form of Bible (“a specific version, edition, translation, or copy of the Christian religious text”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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