Which to use
“wind” and “wings” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,386
- “wind” frequency rank
- #38,458
- “wings” frequency rank
- 75844
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wind | wings |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Viento. | Forma del plural de wing, alas. |
Where the eye mixes wind and wings
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: wind vs wings
A purely visual mix-up. wind (/wɪnd/) and wings (/wi(ː)ŋz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75844, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wind is recorded at frequency rank #37,386, classified as anoun, pronounced /wɪnd/. wings is at rank #38,458, tagged as anoun, pronounced /wi(ː)ŋz/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 75844, this pair ranks #18,799 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of wind vs wings
Shared letters: inw. Private to "wind": d. Private to "wings": gs.
"wind" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "wings" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wind" and "wings" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "wind" or "wings"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "wind" and "wings" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wind" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wings" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,799 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wind" and "wings" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weird vs wind". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #18,799 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.