# wit vs wow

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### wit
*adverb · IPA [wɪt] · frequency rank #45,706*
von weißer Farbe

### 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/wit-vs-wow