# winded vs winter

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### winded
*verb · frequency rank #34,351*
simple past and past participle of wind

### winter
*noun · IPA /ˈwɪntə/ · frequency rank #1,380*
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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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