Which to use
“wilds” and “wings” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,088
- “wilds” frequency rank
- #3,404
- “wings” frequency rank
- 36492
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wilds | wings |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of wild | plural of wing |
Letter map: wilds vs wings
Shared letters muted; letters that set wilds and wings apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - wilds / wings
wilds and wings are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36492, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wilds is recorded at frequency rank #33,088, classified as anoun. wings is at rank #3,404, tagged as anoun, pronounced /wɪŋz/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 36492, this pair ranks #302,747 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wilds vs wings
Shared letters: isw. Private to "wilds": dl. Private to "wings": gn.
"wilds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "wings" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wilds" and "wings" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "wilds" or "wings" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "wilds" and "wings".
- Full dictionary entry for "wilds" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wings" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #302,747 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wilds" and "wings" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wilds vs wile". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #302,747 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.