# wing vs wise

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### wing
*noun · IPA \wɪŋ\ · frequency rank #25,857*
Aile (d’un avion, d’un oiseau, d’un insecte…).

### wise
*adjective · IPA \waɪz\ · frequency rank #41,076*
Sage, avisé.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/wing-vs-wise