# bela vs boa

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### boa
*noun · IPA /ˈbo.ɐ/ · frequency rank #165*
jiboia

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