# tails vs trials

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tails
*noun · IPA /teɪlz/ · frequency rank #11,622*
plural of tail

### trials
*noun · IPA /ˈtɹaɪəlz/ · frequency rank #4,198*
plural of trial

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tails-vs-trials