# won vs wow

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### won
*verb · IPA /wʌn/ · frequency rank #646*
simple past and past participle of win

### wow
*intj · IPA /waʊ/ · frequency rank #1,178*
An indication of excitement, surprise, astonishment, or pleasure.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/won-vs-wow