Which to use
“wolf” is a noun and “won” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,277
- “wolf” frequency rank
- #25,404
- “won” frequency rank
- 27681
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wolf | won |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Wolf | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs win |
Letter map: wolf vs won
Shared letters muted; letters that set wolf and won apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for wolf / won
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: wolf is anoun and wonaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27681, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wolf is recorded at frequency rank #2,277, classified as anoun, pronounced [wʊłf]. 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 27681, this pair ranks #1,797,697 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wolf vs won
Shared letters: ow. Private to "wolf": fl. Private to "won": n.
"wolf" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "won" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wolf ← owlf · wlof · wofl · wollf · wwolf
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wolf" and "won" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "wolf" vs "won" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "wolf" and "won".
- Full dictionary entry for "wolf" 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 #1,797,697 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wolf" 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 #1,797,697 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.