won

[ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝õn]

/[ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝õn]/ noun

The verdict

“won” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #17,847) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#17,847
frequency rank, Spanish
230
“W” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unidad monetaria de Corea del Norte.

Corpus desk

Index ES-won · won · Spanish

won · rank #17,847 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,847
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 230
  • 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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “won”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “won” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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).

won vs wow
67% similar
won vs woo
67% similar
won vs word
50% similar

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

Key facts for won
PropertyValue
Headwordwon
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝õn]
Letters3
Frequency rank#17,847
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “won”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).woncae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “wild” (#17,846), “yankees” (#17,848), “ye” (#17,849). Entre 230 lemas con “W”, “won” va en #17,847. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for won is neighbouring look-alikes ("wow", "woo", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝õn]. Frequency #17,847 among 230 “W” headwords. 3 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for won, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "wow", "woo", "word", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is won, spelled W-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unidad monetaria de Corea del Norte.
  2. 2
    Unidad monetaria de Corea del Sur.
  3. 3
    Unidad monetaria que circuló en el Imperio de Corea entre 1902 y 1910.

This word in other languages

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "won"?
"won" is spelled W-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝õn].
What does "won" mean?
As a noun, "won" means: Unidad monetaria de Corea del Norte.
What words are commonly confused with "won"?
"won" is commonly confused with "wow", "woo", "word". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "won"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "won" is [ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝õn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "won" come from?
"won" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list