wohin

[voˈhɪn]

/[voˈhɪn]/ adv

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The verdict

“wohin” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,630. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,630
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu welchem Ziel, in welche Richtung

Corpus desk

Index DE-wohin · wohin · German

wohin · rank #2,630 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,630
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH Wild

Nearest frequency peer: Wild (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „wohin“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „wohin“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

wohin vs won
60% similar
wohin vs Wohl
40% similar
wohin vs wohn
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for wohin
PropertyValue
Headwordwohin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[voˈhɪn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,630
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „wohin“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.wohinliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Wild“ (#2,629), „Wolle“ (#2,631), „vorbereitet“ (#2,628). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wohin“ bei #2,630. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around wohin (IPA [voˈhɪn]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #2,630 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for wohin, with forms such as "owhin", "whoin", and "wohhin". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "won", "Wohl", "wohn", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is wohin, spelled W-O-H-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    zu welchem Ziel, in welche Richtung
  2. 2
    zu dem genannten Ziel, in die genannte Richtung
  3. 3
    auf die Toilette

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how wohin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Wohin gehst du?
  2. umgangssprachlich: Wo gehst du hin?

Synonyms

wo

Antonyms

woher

This word in other languages

where(English)adónde(Español)où(Français)aonde(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • owhin
  • whoin
  • wohhin
  • wohinn
  • wohni
  • woihn
  • wwohin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of wohin - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

owhin2whoin2wohhin1wohinn1wohni2woihn2wwohin1
Edit distance from "wohin"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wohin"?
"wohin" is spelled W-O-H-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [voˈhɪn].
What does "wohin" mean?
As an adverb, "wohin" means: zu welchem Ziel, in welche Richtung
What words are commonly confused with "wohin"?
"wohin" is commonly confused with "won", "Wohl", "wohn". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "wohin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wohin" is [voˈhɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wohin" come from?
"wohin" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "wohin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wolle#2,631Tiefe#2,619Stern#2,617Kreuz#2,603

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

rollen7 variantsKatze7 variantsHauses7 variantsgaben7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list