Which to use
“won” is a verb and “word” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,404
- “won” frequency rank
- #8,661
- “word” frequency rank
- 34065
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | won | word |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs win | kleinste selbstständige bedeutungstragende Einheit der Sprache |
Letter map: won vs word
Shared letters muted; letters that set won and word apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: won vs word
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: won is averb and wordanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34065, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
won is recorded at frequency rank #25,404, classified as averb, pronounced […]. word is at rank #8,661, tagged as anoun, pronounced [wɜːd].
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 34065, this pair ranks #1,671,799 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of won vs word
Shared letters: ow. Private to "won": n. Private to "word": dr.
"won" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "word" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- word ← owrd · wodr · wordd · worrd · wrod · wword
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "won" and "word" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "won" vs "word" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "won" vs "word" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "won" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "word" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,671,799 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "won" and "word" 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 #1,671,799 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.