Which to use
“wohin” is an adverb and “won” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,630
- “wohin” frequency rank
- #25,404
- “won” frequency rank
- 28034
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wohin | won |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zu welchem Ziel, in welche Richtung | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs win |
Letter map: wohin vs won
Shared letters muted; letters that set wohin and won apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: wohin vs won
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: wohin is anadverb and wonaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28034, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wohin is recorded at frequency rank #2,630, classified as anadv, pronounced [voˈhɪn]. 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 28034, this pair ranks #1,791,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wohin vs won
Shared letters: now. Private to "wohin": hi. Private to "won": -.
"wohin" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "won" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wohin ← owhin · whoin · wohhin · wohinn · wohni · woihn · wwohin
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wohin" and "won" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "wohin" vs "won" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "wohin" vs "won" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "wohin" 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 #1,791,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wohin" 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 #1,791,717 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.