winged word
/ˌwɪŋd ˈwɜːd/
"winged-word" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“winged word” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A word or statement which is very apt for an occasion, or memorable.
Corpus desk
Index EN-winged-word · winged word · English
winged word · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | winged word |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌwɪŋd ˈwɜːd/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “winged word” in English
Rare enough to double-check
winged word is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌwɪŋd ˈwɜːd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A word or statement which is very apt for an occasion, or memorable.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for winged word in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Calque of Ancient Greek ἔπεα πτερόεντα (épea pteróenta), often used by Homer (said to have been born c. 750 B.C.E.), to whom the Iliad and Odyssey are attributed: from ἔπεᾰ (épeă) (plural of ἔπος (épos, “something spoken: song, speech, story”)) + πτερόεντα … The correct English form is winged word, spelled W-I-N-G-E-D- -W-O-R-D.
Definition
- 1A word or statement which is very apt for an occasion, or memorable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how winged word appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[Polyhymnia] For the ſweet numbers and melodious meaſures, / With which I wont the winged words to tie, / And make a tunefull Diapaſe of pleaſures, / Now being let to runne at libertie / By thoſe which haue no skill to rule them right, / Haue now quite loſt their naturall delight.
The ſubtle Tyrians, who did firſt invent, / Our winged words, in Barks of Trees to print: […]
Etymology
Calque of Ancient Greek ἔπεα πτερόεντα (épea pteróenta), often used by Homer (said to have been born c. 750 B.C.E.), to whom the Iliad and Odyssey are attributed: from ἔπεᾰ (épeă) (plural of ἔπος (épos, “something spoken: song, speech, story”)) + πτερόεντα (pteróenta) (plural of πτερόεις (pteróeis, “feathered; winged”), from πτερόν (pterón, “feather; wing”) + -εις (-eis, suffix forming adjectives with the sense of being full of, tending to, or thoroughly possessing a quality)).
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.