# bal vs banal

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### banal
*adjective · IPA /bɐ.ˈnaɫ/ · frequency rank #20,794*
relativo a bane, a trívia, ou a vulgo

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