< Back to Commonly Confused Words

Ail vs. Ale

Ail
Definition

Suffer from; cause physical pain or trouble to

Examples

The old man ails from a weak heart.

Ale
Definition

A general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume

Examples

They drank ale at the party

< Back to Commonly Confused Words