Which to use
“wind” is a noun and “winged” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,547
- “wind” frequency rank
- #16,387
- “winged” frequency rank
- 17934
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wind | winged |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure. | Having wings. |
Where the eye mixes wind and winged
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: wind vs winged
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: wind is /ˈwɪnd/ while winged is /wɪŋɪd/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17934, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wind is recorded at frequency rank #1,547, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈwɪnd/. winged is at rank #16,387, tagged as anadj, pronounced /wɪŋɪd/.
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 17934, this pair ranks #448,226 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wind vs winged
Shared letters: dinw. Private to "wind": -. Private to "winged": eg.
"wind" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "winged" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wind" and "winged" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "wind" or "winged"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "wind" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "winged" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #448,226 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wind" and "winged" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "whined vs winged". 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 #448,226 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.