Which to use
“winded” is a verb and “winged” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,351
- “winded” frequency rank
- #16,387
- “winged” frequency rank
- 50738
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | winded | winged |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of wind | Having wings. |
Letter map: winded vs winged
Shared letters muted; letters that set winded and winged apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - winded and winged
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: winded is averb and wingedanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - d in “winded” becomes g in “winged”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50738, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
winded is recorded at frequency rank #34,351, classified as averb. 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 50738, this pair ranks #171,604 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of winded vs winged
Shared letters: deinw. Private to "winded": -. Private to "winged": g.
"winded" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "winged" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "winded" for "winged" ever safe?
Which is more common, "winded" or "winged"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "winded" and "winged".
- Full dictionary entry for "winded" 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 #171,604 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "winded" and "winged" 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 #171,604 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.