Which to use
“won” is a verb and “Wonne” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,404
- “won” frequency rank
- #42,959
- “Wonne” frequency rank
- 68363
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | won | Wonne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs win | etwas, was einem gut tut; sehr großes Glücksgefühl |
Letter map: won vs Wonne
Shared letters muted; letters that set won and Wonne apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: won vs Wonne
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: won is averb and Wonneanoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “won” sits inside “Wonne”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68363, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
won is recorded at frequency rank #25,404, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Wonne is at rank #42,959, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɔnə].
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 68363, this pair ranks #510,153 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of won vs Wonne
Shared letters: now. Private to "won": -. Private to "Wonne": e.
"won" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Wonne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Wonne ← ownne · wnone · wone · wonen · wwonne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "won" and "Wonne" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "won" or "Wonne"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "won" and "Wonne".
- Full dictionary entry for "won" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wonne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #510,153 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "won" and "Wonne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Werne vs Wonne". 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 #510,153 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.