Which to use
“went” is a verb and “wind” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,927
- “went” frequency rank
- #22,191
- “wind” frequency rank
- 62118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | went | wind |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | passado simples do verbo go: | vento |
Letter map: went vs wind
Shared letters muted; letters that set went and wind apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: went vs wind
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: went is averb and windanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
went is recorded at frequency rank #39,927, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈwεnt/. wind is at rank #22,191, tagged as anoun.
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 62118, this pair ranks #6,823 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of went vs wind
Shared letters: nw. Private to "went": et. Private to "wind": di.
"went" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "wind" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "went" and "wind" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "went" or "wind" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "went" and "wind".
- Full dictionary entry for "went" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wind" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,823 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "went" and "wind" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "watt vs went". 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 #6,823 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.