wingtip

noun

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"wingtip" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“wingtip” is uncommon English (frequency #82,928 among 12,113 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,928
frequency rank, English
12,113
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The extreme tip of the wing of an aircraft, bird, flying insect, etc.

Key facts for wingtip
PropertyValue
Headwordwingtip
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#82,928
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “wingtip” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). wingtip lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wingtip is uncommon English at frequency #82,928 among 12,113 “W” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for wingtip in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From wing + tip. The correct English form is wingtip, spelled W-I-N-G-T-I-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    The extreme tip of the wing of an aircraft, bird, flying insect, etc.
  2. 2
    A part of a shoe, often with brogueing that extends backwards on both sides from the toe.
  3. 3
    A part of a shoe, often with brogueing that extends backwards on both sides from the toe.

Etymology

From wing + tip.

This word in other languages

saumon(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wingtip"?
"wingtip" is spelled W-I-N-G-T-I-P.
What does "wingtip" mean?
As a noun, "wingtip" means: The extreme tip of the wing of an aircraft, bird, flying insect, etc.
What is the origin of the word "wingtip"?
From wing + tip. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “wingtip”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is W-I-N-G-T-I-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list