Which to use
“winded” is a verb and “wired” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,351
- “winded” frequency rank
- #9,696
- “wired” frequency rank
- 44047
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | winded | wired |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of wind | Equipped with wires, so as to connect to a power source or to other electric or electronic equipment; connected by wires. |
Letter map: winded vs wired
Shared letters muted; letters that set winded and wired apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - winded and wired
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: winded is averb and wiredanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44047, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
winded is recorded at frequency rank #34,351, classified as averb. wired is at rank #9,696, tagged as anadj, pronounced /waɪəd/.
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 44047, this pair ranks #234,199 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of winded vs wired
Shared letters: deiw. Private to "winded": n. Private to "wired": r.
"winded" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "wired" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "winded" and "wired" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "winded" or "wired" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "winded" vs "wired" 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 "wired" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #234,199 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "winded" and "wired" 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 #234,199 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.