Which to use
“won” is a verb and “Wotan” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,404
- “won” frequency rank
- #49,400
- “Wotan” frequency rank
- 74804
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | won | Wotan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs win | oberster germanischer Gott |
Letter map: won vs Wotan
Shared letters muted; letters that set won and Wotan apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: won vs Wotan
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: won is averb and Wotananoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74804, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
won is recorded at frequency rank #25,404, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Wotan is at rank #49,400, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvoːtaːn].
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 74804, this pair ranks #324,013 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of won vs Wotan
Shared letters: now. Private to "won": -. Private to "Wotan": at.
"won" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Wotan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Wotan ← owtan · woatn · wotann · wotna · wottan · wtoan · wwotan
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "won" and "Wotan" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "won" or "Wotan"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "won" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Wotan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #324,013 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "won" and "Wotan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Wotan vs wüten". 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 #324,013 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.