Which to use
“wind” is a noun and “wir” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,191
- “wind” frequency rank
- #44,167
- “wir” frequency rank
- 66358
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wind | wir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vento | nós |
Letter map: wind vs wir
Shared letters muted; letters that set wind and wir apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - wind and wir
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: wind is anoun and wirapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66358, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wind is recorded at frequency rank #22,191, classified as anoun. wir is at rank #44,167, tagged as apron, pronounced /vi:ɐ/.
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 66358, this pair ranks #5,025 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of wind vs wir
Shared letters: iw. Private to "wind": dn. Private to "wir": r.
"wind" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "wir" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wind ← iwnd · widn · windd · winnd · wnid · wwind
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wind" and "wir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "wind" vs "wir" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "wind" and "wir".
- Full dictionary entry for "wind" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,025 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wind" and "wir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wir vs worm". 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 #5,025 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.