# wince vs winger

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### winger
*noun · IPA /ˈwɪŋ.ə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #13,644*
One of the casks stowed in the wings of a vessel's hold, being smaller than such as are stowed more amidships.

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