# bacia vs bala

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### bacia
*noun · IPA /bɐ.ˈsi.ɐ/ · frequency rank #5,824*
recipiente redondo, de bordas largas, próprio para lavagens

### bala
*noun · IPA /ˈba.lɐ/ · frequency rank #3,374*
projétil com que se carregam armas de fogo

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