Baal

[baˈal]

/[baˈal]/ name

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The verdict

“Baal” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #47,582) as a proper noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#47,582
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
2
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dios que era venerado por varios pueblos en Asia Menor y en su esfera de influencia, tales como los cananeos, fenicios, cartagineses, caldeos, babilonios, filisteos, etc., adjudicado jefe de los di...

Corpus desk

Index ES-baal · Baal · Spanish

Baal · rank #47,582 · 2 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,582
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 2 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH añades

Nearest frequency peer: añades (-1 rank slots)

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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “Baal”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “Baal” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Baal vs bla
25% similar
Baal vs bad
25% similar
Baal vs bay
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Baal
PropertyValue
HeadwordBaal
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[baˈal]
Letters4
Frequency rank#47,582
Misspellings tracked2
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “Baal”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).Baalcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “añades” (#47,581), “bagre” (#47,583), “ausentismo” (#47,580). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “Baal” va en #47,582. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Baal is neighbouring look-alikes ("bla", "bad", …), not just typos; it is aproper noun pronounced [baˈal]. Frequency #47,582 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Gloss: "Dios que era venerado por varios pueblos en Asia Menor y en su esfera de influencia, tales como los cananeos, fenicios, cartagineses, caldeos, babilonios, filisteos, etc., adjudicado jefe de los di...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 2 likely wrong-spelling variants for Baal, including "baall" and "bbaal". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bla", "bad", "bay", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is Baal, spelled B-A-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dios que era venerado por varios pueblos en Asia Menor y en su esfera de influencia, tales como los cananeos, fenicios, cartagineses, caldeos, babilonios, filisteos, etc., adjudicado jefe de los dioses del panteón cananeo y fenicio en el primer milenio a. C.

Synonyms

Bel

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • 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.

baall1bbaal1
Edit distance from "Baal"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Baal"?
"Baal" is spelled B-A-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈal].
What does "Baal" mean?
As a proper noun, "Baal" means: Dios que era venerado por varios pueblos en Asia Menor y en su esfera de influencia, tales como los cananeos, fenicios, cartagineses, caldeos, babilonios, filisteos, etc., adjudicado jefe de los di...
What words are commonly confused with "Baal"?
"Baal" is commonly confused with "bla", "bad", "bay". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Baal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Baal" is [baˈal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Baal" come from?
"Baal" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Baal", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list