# bla vs bylaw

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bla
*intj · frequency rank #28,468*
Alternative form of blah (“imitative of idle, meaningless talk”).

### bylaw
*noun · IPA /ˈbaɪ.lɔː/ · frequency rank #46,960*
A local custom or law of a settlement or district.

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