# winning vs Winnipeg

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### winning
*verb · IPA /ˈwɪnɪŋ/ · frequency rank #1,132*
present participle and gerund of win

### Winnipeg
*name · IPA /ˈwɪn.əˌpɛɡ/ · frequency rank #13,273*
The capital city of Manitoba, Canada.

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