# bailar vs baile

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### bailar
*verb · IPA /baj.ˈlaɾ/ · frequency rank #49,314*
executar dançando

### baile
*noun · IPA /ˈbaj.lɨ/ · frequency rank #3,664*
reunião de pessoas para dançar

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