# bala vs bela

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### bela
*adjective · IPA /ˈbɛ.la/. · frequency rank #1,837*
bonito(a), lindo(a)

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