# Jai vs jails

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Jai
*name · IPA /d͡ʒeɪ/ · frequency rank #17,872*
A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.

### jails
*noun · IPA /d͡ʒeɪlz/ · frequency rank #22,415*
plural of jail

## Source
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