# why vs won

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### why
*adverb · IPA [waɪ] · frequency rank #11,570*
warum

### won
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #25,404*
Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs win

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