# ban vs bo

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### ban
*noun · frequency rank #13,668*
proibição

### 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: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ban-vs-bo