# bal vs basal

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### basal
*adjective · IPA /baˈzaːl/ ouvir^(fonte ?) · frequency rank #43,293*
basal

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