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“whined” and “winded” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,562
- “whined” frequency rank
- #34,351
- “winded” frequency rank
- 82913
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | whined | winded |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of whine | simple past and past participle of wind |
Letter map: whined vs winded
Shared letters muted; letters that set whined and winded apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. whined (CCVCVC) and winded (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Pair insight - whined / winded
whined and winded are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82913, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
whined is recorded at frequency rank #48,562, classified as averb, pronounced /waɪnd/. winded is at rank #34,351, tagged as averb.
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 82913, this pair ranks #14,834 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of whined vs winded
Shared letters: deinw. Private to "whined": h. Private to "winded": -.
"whined" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "winded" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "whined" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "winded" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,834 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "whined" and "winded" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "whined vs winked". 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 #14,834 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.