# pigeon vs pinion

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pigeon
*noun · IPA /ˈpɪ.dʒɪn/ · frequency rank #12,829*
One of several birds of the family Columbidae within the order Columbiformes.

### pinion
*noun · IPA /ˈpɪnjən/ · frequency rank #45,587*
A wing.

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