# sailor vs sails

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sailor
*noun · IPA /ˈseɪ.lɚ/ · frequency rank #9,953*
A person who sails; one whose occupation is sailing or navigating ships or other waterborne craft.

### sails
*noun · IPA /seɪlz/ · frequency rank #14,629*
plural of sail

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