# baba vs ban

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### baba
*noun · IPA /ˈba.bɐ/ · frequency rank #13,888*
saliva ou mucosidade que escorre da boca

### ban
*noun · frequency rank #13,668*
proibição

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