Which to use
“tails” and “Thais” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,622
- “tails” frequency rank
- #42,943
- “Thais” frequency rank
- 54565
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tails | Thais |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of tail | plural of Thai |
Letter map: tails vs Thais
Shared letters muted; letters that set tails and Thais apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. tails (CVVCC) and Thais (CCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Spelling & dictionary notes on tails vs Thais
tails and Thais are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54565, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tails is recorded at frequency rank #11,622, classified as anoun, pronounced /teɪlz/. Thais is at rank #42,943, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 54565, this pair ranks #140,110 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tails vs Thais
Shared letters: aist. Private to "tails": l. Private to "Thais": h.
"tails" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "Thais" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tails" for "Thais" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tails" vs "Thais" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "tails" vs "Thais" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tails" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Thais" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #140,110 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tails" and "Thais" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Thais vs theism". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #140,110 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.