wogenvswonConfusable pair

Which to use

“wogen” and “won” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#25,403
“wogen” frequency rank
#25,404
“won” frequency rank
50807
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature wogen won
Definition große Wellen machen Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs win

Letter map: wogen vs won

Shared letters muted; letters that set wogen and won apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
wogen
3 ch
won

Spelling & dictionary notes on wogen vs won

wogen and won are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50807, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

wogen is recorded at frequency rank #25,403, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvoːɡn̩]. won is at rank #25,404, tagged as averb, pronounced […].

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 50807, this pair ranks #1,159,676 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of wogen vs won

Shared letters: now. Private to "wogen": eg. Private to "won": -.

"wogen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "won" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • wogenowgen · wgoen · woegn · wogenn · woggen · wogne · wwogen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "wogen" and "won" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "wogen" or "won"?
"wogen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,403 in our German list, against #25,404 for "won". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "wogen" vs "won" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "wogen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "won" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,159,676 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "wogen" and "won" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs won". 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 #1,159,676 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list