Which to use
“wicked” is an adjective and “winded” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,305
- “wicked” frequency rank
- #34,351
- “winded” frequency rank
- 41656
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wicked | winded |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Evil or mischievous by nature; morally reprehensible. | simple past and past participle of wind |
Letter map: wicked vs winded
Shared letters muted; letters that set wicked and winded apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - wicked and winded
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: wicked is anadjective and windedaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41656, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wicked is recorded at frequency rank #7,305, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈwɪkɪd/. 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 41656, this pair ranks #256,257 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wicked vs winded
Shared letters: deiw. Private to "wicked": ck. Private to "winded": n.
"wicked" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "winded" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wicked" for "winded" ever safe?
Which is more common, "wicked" or "winded"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "wicked" and "winded".
- Full dictionary entry for "wicked" 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 #256,257 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wicked" and "winded" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "whined vs winded". 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 #256,257 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.