# whined vs winked

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### whined
*verb · IPA /waɪnd/ · frequency rank #48,562*
simple past and past participle of whine

### winked
*verb · IPA /wɪŋkt/ · frequency rank #38,245*
simple past and past participle of wink

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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