Which to use
“wild” is an adjective and “wind” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,751
- “wild” frequency rank
- #22,191
- “wind” frequency rank
- 36942
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wild | wind |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | selvagem | vento |
Letter map: wild vs wind
Shared letters muted; letters that set wild and wind apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - wild and wind
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: wild is anadjective and windanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - l in “wild” becomes n in “wind”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36942, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wild is recorded at frequency rank #14,751, classified as anadj, pronounced /vɪlt/. 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 36942, this pair ranks #29,775 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wild vs wind
Shared letters: diw. Private to "wild": l. Private to "wind": n.
"wild" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "wind" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wild" and "wind" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "wild" or "wind" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "wild" vs "wind" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "wild" 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 #29,775 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wild" and "wind" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wind vs wir". 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 #29,775 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.