# pao vs PBA

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pao
*noun · frequency rank #25,514*
A fairy chess piece which moves identically to the xiangqi cannon, moving orthogonally and must hop over a piece of either side to capture.

### PBA
*name · frequency rank #48,404*
Initialism of Professional Bowlers Association.

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