Which to use
“wohnt” and “won” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,163
- “wohnt” frequency rank
- #25,404
- “won” frequency rank
- 28567
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wohnt | won |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs wohnen | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs win |
Letter map: wohnt vs won
Shared letters muted; letters that set wohnt and won apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: wohnt and won
wohnt 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 28567, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wohnt is recorded at frequency rank #3,163, classified as averb, pronounced [voːnt]. 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 28567, this pair ranks #1,782,494 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wohnt vs won
Shared letters: now. Private to "wohnt": ht. Private to "won": -.
"wohnt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "won" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wohnt ← owhnt · whont · wohhnt · wohnnt · wohntt · wohtn · wonht · wwohnt
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "wohnt" 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 #1,782,494 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wohnt" 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 #1,782,494 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.