Which to use
“winded” is a verb and “winds” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,351
- “winded” frequency rank
- #4,998
- “winds” frequency rank
- 39349
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | winded | winds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of wind | plural of wind |
Letter map: winded vs winds
Shared letters muted; letters that set winded and winds apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - winded and winds
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: winded is averb and windsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39349, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
winded is recorded at frequency rank #34,351, classified as averb. winds is at rank #4,998, tagged as anoun, pronounced /wɪndz/.
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 39349, this pair ranks #277,527 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of winded vs winds
Shared letters: dinw. Private to "winded": e. Private to "winds": s.
"winded" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "winds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "winded" and "winds" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "winded" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "winds" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #277,527 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "winded" and "winds" 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 #277,527 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.