# abad vs abalo

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### abad
*noun · IPA /a'βad/ · frequency rank #39,941*
abade, religioso superior de um mosteiro

### abalo
*noun · IPA /ɐ.ˈba.lu/ · frequency rank #25,870*
ato ou efeito de abalar

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