Which to use
“wing” and “won” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,857
- “wing” frequency rank
- #28,023
- “won” frequency rank
- 53880
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wing | won |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Aile (d’un avion, d’un oiseau, d’un insecte…). | Unité monétaire de Corée du Sud, divisée en 100 jeons. Son symbole est ₩ (Unicode U+20A9). Son code ISO 4217 est KRW. |
Where the eye mixes wing and won
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses wing with won
A purely visual mix-up. wing (\wɪŋ\) and won (\wɔn\) 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 53880, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wing is recorded at frequency rank #25,857, classified as anoun, pronounced \wɪŋ\. won is at rank #28,023, tagged as anoun, pronounced \wɔn\.
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 53880, this pair ranks #137,810 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wing vs won
Shared letters: nw. Private to "wing": gi. Private to "won": o.
"wing" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "won" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wing ← iwng · wign · wingg · winng · wnig · wwing
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wing" for "won" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "wing" or "won" 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 "wing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "won" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #137,810 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wing" and "won" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "won vs wren". 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 #137,810 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.