# why vs wow

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### wow
*intj · IPA [vaʊ̯] · frequency rank #1,685*
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## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/why-vs-wow