# wogen vs würgen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### wogen
*verb · IPA [ˈvoːɡn̩] · frequency rank #25,403*
große Wellen machen

### würgen
*verb · IPA [ˈvʏʁɡn̩] · frequency rank #29,877*
jemandem die Kehle zudrücken

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/wogen-vs-wurgen