# bal vs bale

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### bal
*noun · IPA /bɑl/ · frequency rank #46,689*
bola

### bale
*noun · IPA /beɪ̯l/, [ˈbeɪ̯(ə)ɫ], [beə̯ɫ] · frequency rank #29,600*
fardo

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