# Weh vs wow

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Weh
*noun · IPA [veː] · frequency rank #2,474*
seelischer Schmerz

### wow
*intj · IPA [vaʊ̯] · frequency rank #1,685*
Ausdruck des Erstaunens

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/weh-vs-wow