# winkle vs wrinkle

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### wrinkle
*noun · IPA /ˈɹɪŋkl̩/ · frequency rank #24,961*
A small furrow, ridge or crease in an otherwise smooth surface.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/winkle-vs-wrinkle