# bales vs baller

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bales
*noun · IPA /beɪlz/ · frequency rank #29,926*
plural of bale

### baller
*noun · IPA /ˈbɔːlɚ/ · frequency rank #32,692*
A kitchenware utensil for cutting ball-shaped pieces of foods.

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