# sings vs sling

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sings
*verb · IPA /sɪŋz/ · frequency rank #8,487*
third-person singular simple present indicative of sing

### sling
*verb · IPA /ˈslɪŋ/ · frequency rank #18,698*
To throw with a circular or arcing motion.

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