# swan vs swig

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### swan
*noun · IPA /swɒn/ · frequency rank #9,108*
Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus (bird family: Anatidae), most of which have white plumage.

### swig
*verb · IPA /swɪɡ/ · frequency rank #46,803*
To drink (usually by gulping or in a greedy or unrefined manner); to quaff.

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