Which to use
“whined” is a verb and “wines” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,562
- “whined” frequency rank
- #9,695
- “wines” frequency rank
- 58257
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | whined | wines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of whine | plural of wine |
Where the eye mixes whined and wines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. whined runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against wines's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: whined vs wines
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: whined is /waɪnd/ while wines is /waɪnz/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58257, 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/. wines is at rank #9,695, tagged as anoun, pronounced /waɪnz/.
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 58257, this pair ranks #113,763 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of whined vs wines
Shared letters: einw. Private to "whined": dh. Private to "wines": s.
"whined" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "wines" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "whined" and "wines" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "whined" or "wines"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "whined" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #113,763 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "whined" and "wines" 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 #113,763 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.