Which to use
“winged” and “wired” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,387
- “winged” frequency rank
- #9,696
- “wired” frequency rank
- 26083
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | winged | wired |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Having wings. | Equipped with wires, so as to connect to a power source or to other electric or electronic equipment; connected by wires. |
Where the eye mixes winged and wired
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: winged vs wired
A purely visual mix-up. winged (/wɪŋɪd/) and wired (/waɪəd/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26083, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
winged is recorded at frequency rank #16,387, classified as anadj, pronounced /wɪŋɪd/. wired is at rank #9,696, tagged as anadj, pronounced /waɪəd/.
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 26083, this pair ranks #389,332 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of winged vs wired
Shared letters: deiw. Private to "winged": gn. Private to "wired": r.
"winged" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "wired" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "winged" and "wired" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "winged" or "wired"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "winged" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wired" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #389,332 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "winged" and "wired" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "whined vs winged". 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 #389,332 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.