# bafo vs baião

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### bafo
*noun · IPA [‘ba.fʊ] · frequency rank #26,283*
ar exalado dos pulmões; hálito; sopro suave

### baião
*noun · IPA /baj.'oŋ/ · frequency rank #30,438*
tabua-larga (Typha latifolia)

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