Which to use
“wohn” and “won” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,257
- “wohn” frequency rank
- #25,404
- “won” frequency rank
- 32661
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wohn | won |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wohnen | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs win |
Letter map: wohn vs won
Shared letters muted; letters that set wohn and won apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - wohn / won
wohn 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32661, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wohn is recorded at frequency rank #7,257, classified as averb, pronounced [voːn]. 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 32661, this pair ranks #1,702,819 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wohn vs won
Shared letters: now. Private to "wohn": h. Private to "won": -.
"wohn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "won" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wohn ← owhn · whon · wohhn · wohnn · wonh · wwohn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wohn" and "won" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "wohn" vs "won" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "wohn" vs "won" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "wohn" 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 #1,702,819 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wohn" 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 #1,702,819 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.