Which to use
“winded” and “wounded” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,351
- “winded” frequency rank
- #4,204
- “wounded” frequency rank
- 38555
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | winded | wounded |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of wind | simple past and past participle of wound |
Letter map: winded vs wounded
Shared letters muted; letters that set winded and wounded apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Pair insight - winded / wounded
winded and wounded 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38555, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
winded is recorded at frequency rank #34,351, classified as averb. wounded is at rank #4,204, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈwuːndɪd/.
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 38555, this pair ranks #284,877 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of winded vs wounded
Shared letters: denw. Private to "winded": i. Private to "wounded": ou.
"winded" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "wounded" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "winded" and "wounded" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "winded" or "wounded"?
After this comparison
You've compared "winded" and "wounded". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "winded" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wounded" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #284,877 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "winded" and "wounded" 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 #284,877 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.