# bal vs bo

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### bo
*noun · IPA /bo/ · frequency rank #7,736*
bastão longo de madeira ou bambu, utilizado em artes marciais

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