# baba

> Portuguese word · Noun · IPA /ˈba.bɐ/ · frequency rank #13,888

## Definitions
1. saliva ou mucosidade que escorre da boca
2. a cachaça que resta no copo

## Easily confused with
- **boa** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/baba-vs-boa)
- **bar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/baba-vs-bar)
- **bad** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/baba-vs-bad)
- **ban** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/baba-vs-ban)
- **bia** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/baba-vs-bia)
- **baú** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/baba-vs-bau)
- **bat** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/baba-vs-bat)
- **bai** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/baba-vs-bai)
- **bah** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/baba-vs-bah)
- **bas** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/baba-vs-bas)
- **bak** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/baba-vs-bak)
- **bal** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/baba-vs-bal)
- **Base** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/baba-vs-base)
- **bola** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/baba-vs-bola)
- **bebê** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/baba-vs-bebe)
- **bela** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/baba-vs-bela)
- **baby** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/baba-vs-baby)
- **bala** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/baba-vs-bala)
- **back** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/baba-vs-back)
- **beta** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/baba-vs-beta)

## Common misspellings (5)
`abba`, `baab`, `babba`, `bbaa`, `bbaba`

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