# waged vs winged

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### waged
*adjective · IPA /weɪd͡ʒd/ · frequency rank #22,546*
Receiving a wage.

### winged
*adjective · IPA /wɪŋɪd/ · frequency rank #16,387*
Having wings.

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