Which to use
“wot” and “wove” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,090
- “wot” frequency rank
- #49,728
- “wove” frequency rank
- 77818
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wot | wove |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To know (in the sense of knowing a fact). | simple past of weave |
Where the eye mixes wot and wove
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. wot runs 3 letters (CVC) against wove's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between wot and wove
A purely visual mix-up. wot (/wɔt/) and wove (/wəʊv/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77818, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wot is recorded at frequency rank #28,090, classified as averb, pronounced /wɔt/. wove is at rank #49,728, tagged as averb, pronounced /wəʊv/.
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 77818, this pair ranks #26,195 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of wot vs wove
Shared letters: ow. Private to "wot": t. Private to "wove": ev.
"wot" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "wove" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- wove ← owve · woev · wovve · wvoe · wwove
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wot" and "wove" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "wot" vs "wove" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "wot" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wove" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,195 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wot" and "wove" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wile 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 #26,195 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.