Which to use
“wing” and “wings” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,448
- “wing” frequency rank
- #38,458
- “wings” frequency rank
- 67906
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wing | wings |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ala. | Forma del plural de wing, alas. |
Where the eye mixes wing and wings
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between wing and wings
A purely visual mix-up. wing (/wɪŋ/) 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 extra letter(s) - “wing” sits inside “wings”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67906, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wing is recorded at frequency rank #29,448, classified as anoun, pronounced /wɪŋ/. 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 67906, this pair ranks #35,907 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of wing vs wings
Shared letters: ginw. Private to "wing": -. Private to "wings": s.
"wing" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "wings" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wing" and "wings" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "wing" or "wings"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "wing" and "wings" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wing" 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 #35,907 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wing" and "wings" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wind vs wings". 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 #35,907 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.