# ball vs ban

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### ban
*verb · IPA /ˈbæn/ · frequency rank #2,715*
To prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ball-vs-ban