# email vs entail

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### email
*noun · IPA /ˈiːmeɪl/ · frequency rank #2,107*
A system for sending messages and datas by means of a computer network, primarily the Internet, using the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol and the Internet Message Format.

### entail
*verb · IPA /ɛnˈteɪl/ · frequency rank #22,073*
To imply, require, or invoke.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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