# tales vs tamales

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tales
*noun · IPA /teɪlz/ · frequency rank #6,104*
plural of tale

### tamales
*noun · frequency rank #49,665*
plural of tamal

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