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“winged” and “witted” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,387
- “winged” frequency rank
- #34,749
- “witted” frequency rank
- 51136
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | winged | witted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Having wings. | having a specified form of wit (intellectual ability) |
Where the eye mixes winged and witted
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. winged and witted follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between winged and witted
A purely visual mix-up. winged (/wɪŋɪd/) and witted (/ˈwɪtɪd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51136, 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/. witted is at rank #34,749, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈwɪtɪd/.
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 51136, this pair ranks #168,061 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of winged vs witted
Shared letters: deiw. Private to "winged": gn. Private to "witted": t.
"winged" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "witted" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "winged" for "witted" ever safe?
Frequency check: "winged" vs "witted" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "winged" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "witted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #168,061 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "winged" and "witted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wilted vs witted". 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 #168,061 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.