Which to use
“win” and “wok” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,540
- “win” frequency rank
- #41,603
- “wok” frequency rank
- 57143
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | win | wok |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gagne. | Ustensile de cuisson de forme hémisphérique, comparable à, mais plus profond qu'une grande poêle. |
Where the eye mixes win and wok
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: win vs wok
A purely visual mix-up. win (\win\) and wok (\wɔk\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57143, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
win is recorded at frequency rank #15,540, classified as anoun, pronounced \win\. wok is at rank #41,603, tagged as anoun, pronounced \wɔk\.
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 57143, this pair ranks #116,789 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of win vs wok
Shared letters: w. Private to "win": in. Private to "wok": ko.
"win" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "wok" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "win" and "wok" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "win" vs "wok" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "win" and "wok" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "win" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wok" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,789 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "win" and "wok" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wink vs wok". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #116,789 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.