Baal
/ˈbeɪəl/
"baal" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Baal” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #33,526) as a proper noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.
- #33,526
- frequency rank, English
- 4,121
- “B” headwords
- 3
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A storm and fertility god of the Phoenician and Canaanite pantheons, reckoned as chief of the gods by the 1st millennium BC.
Corpus desk
Index EN-baal · Baal · English
Baal · rank #33,526 · 3 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #33,526
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-LOW 3 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,121
- PHOTO-FINISH attuned
Nearest frequency peer: attuned (-3 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Baal”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- asymmetry
asymmetry
66,481 corpus weight
- asynchronous
asynchronous
66,480 corpus weight
- attuned
attuned
66,478 corpus weight
- Baal
Baal
66,475 corpus weight
- Bahia
Bahia
66,472 corpus weight
- banal
banal
66,470 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Baal” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Baal |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈbeɪəl/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #33,526 |
| Misspellings tracked | 3 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Baal” sits in English frequency
Easy to mix with look-alikes
The spelling risk for Baal is neighbouring look-alikes ("BL", "bad", …), not just typos; it is aproper noun pronounced /ˈbeɪəl/. Frequency #33,526 among 4,121 “B” headwords. 3 recorded senses keep meaning in play.
Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for Baal, with forms such as "abal", "baall", and "bbaal". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "BL", "bad", "bar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Late Latin Baal (as in the Vulgate) and Ancient Greek Βάαλ (Báal); from Hebrew בַּעַל (bá`al, “lord, husband, owner”), Phoenician 𐤁𐤏𐤋 (bʿl, “lord, master, owner”) and Ugaritic 𐎁𐎓𐎍 (baʿlu, “lord, owner”), all from Proto-Semitic *baʿl- (“owner, lor… The correct English form is Baal, spelled B-A-A-L.
Definition
- 1A storm and fertility god of the Phoenician and Canaanite pantheons, reckoned as chief of the gods by the 1st millennium BC.
- 2Various other Baalim, understood as distinct patron gods or as local patron aspects the great god Baal.
- 3One of the demons or fallen angels of Satan.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Baal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
25 And Eliiah said vnto the prophets of Baal, Chuse you one bullocke for your selues, and dresse it first, for yee are many: and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire vnder. 26 And they took the bullocke which was giuen them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning, euen vntil noone, saying, O Baal, heare vs. But there wa…
Etymology
From Late Latin Baal (as in the Vulgate) and Ancient Greek Βάαλ (Báal); from Hebrew בַּעַל (bá`al, “lord, husband, owner”), Phoenician 𐤁𐤏𐤋 (bʿl, “lord, master, owner”) and Ugaritic 𐎁𐎓𐎍 (baʿlu, “lord, owner”), all from Proto-Semitic *baʿl- (“owner, lord, husband”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- abal
- baall
- bbaal
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Baal - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
What to do next
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- "Baal" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "BL". View pair
- 3 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #33,526 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.