# sails vs spoils

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### spoils
*noun · IPA /spɔɪlz/ · frequency rank #18,961*
That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage, booty.

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