# jails vs James

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### James
*name · IPA /d͡ʒeɪmz/ · frequency rank #809*
The twentieth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the general epistle of James.

## Source
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