# Bali vs balm

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Bali
*name · IPA /ˈbɑːli/ · frequency rank #11,340*
A province of Indonesia, primarily made up of the island of Bali.

### balm
*noun · IPA /bɑːm/ · frequency rank #20,852*
Any of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially trees of the genus Commiphora of Africa, Arabia and India and Myroxylon of South America.

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