Which to use
“won” is a verb and “wrong” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,404
- “won” frequency rank
- #26,254
- “wrong” frequency rank
- 51658
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | won | wrong |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs win | nicht richtig; falsch |
Letter map: won vs wrong
Shared letters muted; letters that set won and wrong apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - won and wrong
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: won is averb and wronganadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51658, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
won is recorded at frequency rank #25,404, classified as averb, pronounced […]. wrong is at rank #26,254, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɹɒŋ].
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 51658, this pair ranks #1,127,110 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of won vs wrong
Shared letters: now. Private to "won": -. Private to "wrong": gr.
"won" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "wrong" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wrong ← rwong · worng · wrnog · wrogn · wrongg · wronng · wrrong · wwrong
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "won" and "wrong" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "won" or "wrong"?
After this comparison
Pair "won" vs "wrong" 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 "wrong" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,127,110 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "won" and "wrong" 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 #1,127,110 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.