Which to use
“wo” is an intj and “worn” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,327
- “wo” frequency rank
- #4,644
- “worn” frequency rank
- 15971
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wo | worn |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A falconer's call to a hawk. | Damaged and shabby as a result of much use. |
Letter map: wo vs worn
Shared letters muted; letters that set wo and worn apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - wo and worn
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: wo is anintj and wornanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “wo” sits inside “worn”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15971, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wo is recorded at frequency rank #11,327, classified as anintj. worn is at rank #4,644, tagged as anadj, pronounced /wɔːn/.
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 15971, this pair ranks #460,699 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wo vs worn
Shared letters: ow. Private to "wo": -. Private to "worn": nr.
"wo" · 2 letters · shape CV · "worn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- worn ← owrn · wonr · wornn · worrn · wron · wworn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wo" and "worn" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "wo" vs "worn" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "wo" and "worn".
- Full dictionary entry for "wo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "worn" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #460,699 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wo" and "worn" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wo vs wove". 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 #460,699 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.