# swing vs swish

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### swing
*verb · IPA /ˈswɪŋ/ · frequency rank #4,051*
To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.

### swish
*adjective · IPA /swɪʃ/ · frequency rank #33,442*
sophisticated; fashionable; smooth.

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