# wider vs winded

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### wider
*adjective · IPA /ˈwaɪdɚ/ · frequency rank #4,813*
comparative form of wide: more wide

### winded
*verb · frequency rank #34,351*
simple past and past participle of wind

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wider-vs-winded