Which to use
“wilder” is an adjective and “winded” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,830
- “wilder” frequency rank
- #34,351
- “winded” frequency rank
- 51181
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wilder | winded |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | comparative form of wild: more wild | simple past and past participle of wind |
Letter map: wilder vs winded
Shared letters muted; letters that set wilder and winded apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: wilder vs winded
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: wilder 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 51181, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wilder is recorded at frequency rank #16,830, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈwaɪldə(ɹ)/. 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 51181, this pair ranks #167,682 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wilder vs winded
Shared letters: deiw. Private to "wilder": lr. Private to "winded": n.
"wilder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "winded" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "wilder" vs "winded" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "wilder" 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 #167,682 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wilder" 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 #167,682 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.