bagel

As nouns the difference between bagel and pretzel

is that bagel is a toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked while pretzel is a toasted bread or cracker usually in the shape of a loose knot.

As a verb pretzel is

to bend, twist, or contort.

As nouns the difference between bagel and wagel

is that bagel is a toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked while wagel is alternative form of waggel.

As nouns the difference between bagel and bael

is that bagel is a toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked while bael is a tropical fruit tree from India, species: Aegle marmelos.

As nouns the difference between bagel and babel

is that bagel is a toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked while Babel is a confused mixture of sounds and voices, especially in different languages.

As a proper noun Babel is

the city and tower in the land of Shinar where the confusion of languages took place, according to the Bible.

Koulouri is a synonym of bagel.

As nouns the difference between bagel and koulouri

is that bagel is a toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked while koulouri is a bagel or ring doughnut shaped bread roll covered with sesame seeds, often sold on the streets of Greece.