# Wal vs was

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### Wal
*noun · IPA /vaːl/ áudio^(fonte ?) · frequency rank #36,701*
baleia

### was
*verb · IPA /wɒz/ · frequency rank #7,582*
primeira pessoa do singular do passado simples do indicativo do verbo "to be"

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