# wink vs winkle

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wink
*verb · IPA /ˈwɪŋk/ · frequency rank #15,085*
To close one's eyes in sleep.

### winkle
*noun · IPA /ˈwɪŋkəl/ · frequency rank #41,474*
A periwinkle or its shell, of family Littorinidae.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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