# entail vs entailed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### entailed
*adjective · frequency rank #31,542*
Having or resulting from a legal entail; pertaining to inheritance that is limited in descent to a particular class of issue.

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