# ball vs ballot

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ball
*noun · IPA /bɔl/ · frequency rank #961*
A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.

### ballot
*noun · IPA /ˈbælət/ · frequency rank #6,440*
A small ball placed in a container to cast a vote; now, by extension, a piece of paper or card used for this purpose, or some other means used to signify a vote.

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