# wing vs wire

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wing
*noun · IPA /wɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,471*
An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly.

### wire
*noun · IPA /waɪə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #3,460*
Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.

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