Which to use
“wine” and “won” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,720
- “wine” frequency rank
- #17,847
- “won” frequency rank
- 48567
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wine | won |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vino. | Unidad monetaria de Corea del Norte. |
Where the eye mixes wine and won
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: wine vs won
A purely visual mix-up. wine (/waɪn/) and won ([ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝õn]) 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 48567, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wine is recorded at frequency rank #30,720, classified as anoun, pronounced /waɪn/. won is at rank #17,847, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈ(ɣ̞)w̝õn].
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 48567, this pair ranks #113,768 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wine vs won
Shared letters: nw. Private to "wine": ei. Private to "won": o.
"wine" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "won" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wine ← iwne · wien · winne · wnie · wwine
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wine" for "won" ever safe?
Which is more common, "wine" or "won"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "wine" and "won" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "won" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #113,768 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wine" and "won" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wine vs winner". 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 #113,768 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.