Which to use
“winded” is a verb and “winter” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,351
- “winded” frequency rank
- #1,380
- “winter” frequency rank
- 35731
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | winded | winter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of wind | Traditionally the fourth of the four seasons, typically regarded as spanning either the period between the winter solstice to the spring equinox, or the months of December, January, and February in temperate and polar regions of the Northern Hemisphere and the months of June, July, and August in the Southern Hemisphere. It is the time when the sun is lowest in the sky, resulting in short days, and the time of year with the lowest atmospheric temperatures for the region. |
Letter map: winded vs winter
Shared letters muted; letters that set winded and winter apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for winded / winter
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: winded is averb and winteranoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35731, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
winded is recorded at frequency rank #34,351, classified as averb. winter is at rank #1,380, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈwɪntə/.
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 35731, this pair ranks #309,391 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of winded vs winter
Shared letters: einw. Private to "winded": d. Private to "winter": rt.
"winded" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "winter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "winded" for "winter" ever safe?
Which is more common, "winded" or "winter"?
What to do next
Pair "winded" vs "winter" 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 "winter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #309,391 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "winded" and "winter" 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 #309,391 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.