Which to use
“wog” and “wogen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,378
- “wog” frequency rank
- #25,403
- “wogen” frequency rank
- 48781
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wog | wogen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wiegen | große Wellen machen |
Where the eye mixes wog and wogen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. wog runs 3 letters (CVC) against wogen's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses wog with wogen
A purely visual mix-up. wog ([voːk]) and wogen ([ˈvoːɡn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “wog” sits inside “wogen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48781, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wog is recorded at frequency rank #23,378, classified as averb, pronounced [voːk]. wogen is at rank #25,403, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈvoːɡn̩].
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 48781, this pair ranks #1,235,864 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wog vs wogen
Shared letters: gow. Private to "wog": -. Private to "wogen": en.
"wog" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "wogen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wogen ← owgen · wgoen · woegn · wogenn · woggen · wogne · wwogen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wog" for "wogen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "wog" or "wogen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "wog" and "wogen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wog" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wogen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,235,864 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wog" and "wogen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wogen vs Wotan". 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 #1,235,864 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.