Which to use
“wing” is a noun and “wooing” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,471
- “wing” frequency rank
- #39,651
- “wooing” frequency rank
- 42122
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wing | wooing |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly. | present participle and gerund of woo |
Letter map: wing vs wooing
Shared letters muted; letters that set wing and wooing apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: wing vs wooing
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: wing is anoun and wooingaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42122, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wing is recorded at frequency rank #2,471, classified as anoun, pronounced /wɪŋ/. wooing is at rank #39,651, tagged as averb.
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 42122, this pair ranks #252,119 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wing vs wooing
Shared letters: ginw. Private to "wing": -. Private to "wooing": o.
"wing" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "wooing" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wing" and "wooing" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "wing" or "wooing"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "wing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wooing" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,119 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wing" and "wooing" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "whoring vs wooing". 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 #252,119 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.