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“wings” and “wrongs” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,404
- “wings” frequency rank
- #19,258
- “wrongs” frequency rank
- 22662
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wings | wrongs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of wing | plural of wrong |
Where the eye mixes wings and wrongs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: wings vs wrongs
A purely visual mix-up. wings (/wɪŋz/) and wrongs (/ɹɒŋz/) 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 22662, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wings is recorded at frequency rank #3,404, classified as anoun, pronounced /wɪŋz/. wrongs is at rank #19,258, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɹɒŋz/.
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 22662, this pair ranks #414,923 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wings vs wrongs
Shared letters: gnsw. Private to "wings": i. Private to "wrongs": or.
"wings" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "wrongs" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wings" and "wrongs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "wings" or "wrongs"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "wings" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wrongs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #414,923 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wings" and "wrongs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wring vs wrongs". 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 #414,923 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.