Which to use
“winded” is a verb and “window” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,351
- “winded” frequency rank
- #1,680
- “window” frequency rank
- 36031
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | winded | window |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of wind | An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle. |
Letter map: winded vs window
Shared letters muted; letters that set winded and window apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for winded / window
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: winded is averb and windowanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
winded is recorded at frequency rank #34,351, classified as averb. window is at rank #1,680, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈwɪndəʊ/.
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 36031, this pair ranks #306,799 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of winded vs window
Shared letters: dinw. Private to "winded": e. Private to "window": o.
"winded" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "window" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "winded" and "window" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "winded" vs "window" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "winded" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "window" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #306,799 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "winded" and "window" 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 #306,799 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.