# baião vs baila

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### baila
*noun · IPA /ˈbaj.lɐ/ · frequency rank #35,025*
baile

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