# Bahia

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /bəˈhiːə/ · frequency rank #33,529

## Definitions
1. A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Salvador.

## Etymology
From Portuguese Bahia, from bahia, an obsolete spelling of baía (“bay”). Doublet of Bay.

## Easily confused with
- **bai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bahia-vs-bai)
- **BIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bahia-vs-bia)
- **bail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bahia-vs-bail)
- **bait** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bahia-vs-bait)
- **Bali** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bahia-vs-bali)
- **bain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bahia-vs-bain)
- **Bama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bahia-vs-bama)
- **Baja** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bahia-vs-baja)
- **baht** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bahia-vs-baht)
- **Bala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bahia-vs-bala)
- **bari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bahia-vs-bari)
- **baka** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bahia-vs-baka)
- **bara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bahia-vs-bara)
- **basic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bahia-vs-basic)
- **basis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bahia-vs-basis)
- **basin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bahia-vs-basin)
- **basil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bahia-vs-basil)
- **Barca** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bahia-vs-barca)
- **banda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bahia-vs-banda)
- **barra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bahia-vs-barra)

## Common misspellings (6)
`abhia`, `bahai`, `bahhia`, `baiha`, `bbahia`, `bhaia`

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