Which to use
“win” and “wing” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,540
- “win” frequency rank
- #25,857
- “wing” frequency rank
- 41397
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | win | wing |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gagne. | Aile (d’un avion, d’un oiseau, d’un insecte…). |
Where the eye mixes win and wing
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between win and wing
A purely visual mix-up. win (\win\) and wing (\wɪŋ\) 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) - “win” sits inside “wing”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41397, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
win is recorded at frequency rank #15,540, classified as anoun, pronounced \win\. wing is at rank #25,857, tagged as anoun, pronounced \wɪŋ\.
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 41397, this pair ranks #233,398 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of win vs wing
Shared letters: inw. Private to "win": -. Private to "wing": g.
"win" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "wing" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wing ← iwng · wign · wingg · winng · wnig · wwing
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "win" and "wing" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "win" or "wing" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "win" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wing" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #233,398 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "win" and "wing" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wing vs wink". 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 #233,398 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.