# bail vs brim

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bail
*noun · IPA /beɪl/ · frequency rank #6,988*
Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.

### brim
*noun · IPA /bɹɪm/ · frequency rank #26,705*
Originally, a border or edge of a sea, a river, or other body of water; now, any border or edge.

## Source
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