# ball vs bat

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### bat
*noun · IPA /bæt/ · frequency rank #4,286*
Any flying mammal of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
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