# Wie vs wince

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Wie
*name · frequency rank #32,248*
A surname from Korean.

### wince
*noun · IPA /wɪns/ · frequency rank #46,866*
A sudden movement or gesture of shrinking away.

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