# bab vs bla

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### bab
*noun · IPA [ˈbɑːp] · frequency rank #45,147*
Mutación suave del sustantivo masculino pab ('papa').

### bla
*intj · IPA [ˈbla] · frequency rank #6,625*
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## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/bab-vs-bla