# bal vs bani

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### bani
*verb · IPA /ˈba.ni/ · frequency rank #39,994*
banhar, tomar banho, molhar

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