Which to use
“win” and “wring” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #408
- “win” frequency rank
- #39,654
- “wring” frequency rank
- 40062
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | win | wring |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To conquer, defeat. | Often followed by out: to squeeze or twist (something moist) tightly so that liquid is forced out. |
Where the eye mixes win and wring
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: win vs wring
A purely visual mix-up. win (/wɪn/) and wring (/ɹɪŋ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40062, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
win is recorded at frequency rank #408, classified as averb, pronounced /wɪn/. wring is at rank #39,654, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹɪŋ/.
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 40062, this pair ranks #271,025 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of win vs wring
Shared letters: inw. Private to "win": -. Private to "wring": gr.
"win" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "wring" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wring ← rwing · wirng · wrign · wringg · wrinng · wrnig · wrring · wwring
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "win" and "wring" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "win" vs "wring" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "win" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wring" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #271,025 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "win" and "wring" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "whoring vs wring". 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 #271,025 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.