# bala vs bolsa

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### bolsa
*noun · IPA /ˈbow.sə/ · frequency rank #2,129*
sacola com alças onde se guardam objetos pessoais

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