# pinion

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɪnjən/ · frequency rank #45,587

## Definitions
1. A wing.
2. The joint of a bird's wing farthest from the body.
3. Any of the outermost primary feathers on a bird's wing.
4. A moth of the genus Lithophane.

## Etymology
From Middle English pynyon, from Old French pignon, from Latin penna (“feather”).

## Easily confused with
- **pinto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinion-vs-pinto)
- **pinot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinion-vs-pinot)
- **Pinoy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinion-vs-pinoy)
- **piston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinion-vs-piston)
- **potion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pinion-vs-potion)
- **pigeon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pigeon-vs-pinion)
- **pining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pining-vs-pinion)
- **pension** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pension-vs-pinion)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ipnion`, `piinon`, `pinino`, `pinionn`, `pinnion`, `pinoin`, `pniion`, `ppinion`

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