# bait vs ban

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### bait
*noun · IPA /beɪt/ · frequency rank #39,487*
isca

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bait-vs-ban