# bala vs Ball

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### bala
*noun · IPA /ˈba.lɐ/ · frequency rank #3,374*
projétil com que se carregam armas de fogo

### Ball
*noun · IPA /bal/ · frequency rank #8,855*
bola

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bala-vs-ball