Which to use
“wing” is a noun and “wings” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,772
- “wing” frequency rank
- #13,742
- “wings” frequency rank
- 33514
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wing | wings |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Körperteil eines Tieres, der zum Fliegen befähigen kann; Flügel | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wing |
Letter map: wing vs wings
Shared letters muted; letters that set wing and wings apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for wing / wings
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: wing is anoun and wingsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “wing” sits inside “wings”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33514, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wing is recorded at frequency rank #19,772, classified as anoun, pronounced [wɪŋ]. wings is at rank #13,742, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 33514, this pair ranks #1,684,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wing vs wings
Shared letters: ginw. Private to "wing": -. Private to "wings": s.
"wing" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "wings" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wing" and "wings" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "wing" or "wings"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "wing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wings" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,684,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wing" and "wings" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "went vs wing". 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 #1,684,315 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.