# pains vs pales

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### pains
*noun · IPA \pɛ̃\ · frequency rank #10,919*
Pluriel de pain.

### pales
*noun · IPA \pal\ · frequency rank #35,628*
Pluriel de pale.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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