Which to use
“won” is a verb and “wor” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #646
- “won” frequency rank
- #36,016
- “wor” frequency rank
- 36662
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | won | wor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of win | Our. |
Where the eye mixes won and wor
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between won and wor
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: won is /wʌn/ while wor is /wɔː/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “won” becomes r in “wor”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs determiner), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36662, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
won is recorded at frequency rank #646, classified as averb, pronounced /wʌn/. wor is at rank #36,016, tagged as adet, pronounced /wɔː/.
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 36662, this pair ranks #301,251 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of won vs wor
Shared letters: ow. Private to "won": n. Private to "wor": r.
"won" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "wor" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "won" and "wor" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "won" or "wor"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "won" and "wor" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "won" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #301,251 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "won" and "wor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wor vs wove". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #301,251 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.