Which to use
“winded” and “winked” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,351
- “winded” frequency rank
- #38,245
- “winked” frequency rank
- 72596
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | winded | winked |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of wind | simple past and past participle of wink |
Letter map: winded vs winked
Shared letters muted; letters that set winded and winked apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. winded and winked follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on winded vs winked
winded and winked are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - d in “winded” becomes k in “winked”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72596, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
winded is recorded at frequency rank #34,351, classified as averb. winked is at rank #38,245, tagged as averb, pronounced /wɪŋkt/.
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 72596, this pair ranks #42,507 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of winded vs winked
Shared letters: deinw. Private to "winded": -. Private to "winked": k.
"winded" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "winked" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "winded" and "winked" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "winded" or "winked"?
After this comparison
Pair "winded" vs "winked" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "winded" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "winked" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,507 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "winded" and "winked" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "whined vs winked". 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 #42,507 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.