Which to use
“wog” and “work” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,378
- “wog” frequency rank
- #7,425
- “work” frequency rank
- 30803
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wog | work |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs wiegen | einer (meist festen) bezahlten Arbeit nachgehen; arbeiten |
Where the eye mixes wog and work
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses wog with work
A purely visual mix-up. wog ([voːk]) and work ([wɜːk]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30803, 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]. work is at rank #7,425, tagged as averb, pronounced [wɜːk].
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 30803, this pair ranks #1,740,761 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wog vs work
Shared letters: ow. Private to "wog": g. Private to "work": kr.
"wog" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "work" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- work ← owrk · wokr · workk · worrk · wrok · wwork
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wog" and "work" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "wog" vs "work" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "wog" and "work" 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 "work" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,740,761 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wog" and "work" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wig vs wog". 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 #1,740,761 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.