# jails vs jams

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### jams
*noun · IPA /d͡ʒæmz/ · frequency rank #16,260*
plural of jam

## Source
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