Which to use
“wok” and “won” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,603
- “wok” frequency rank
- #28,023
- “won” frequency rank
- 69626
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wok | won |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ustensile de cuisson de forme hémisphérique, comparable à, mais plus profond qu'une grande poêle. | Unité monétaire de Corée du Sud, divisée en 100 jeons. Son symbole est ₩ (Unicode U+20A9). Son code ISO 4217 est KRW. |
Where the eye mixes wok and won
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between wok and won
A purely visual mix-up. wok (\wɔk\) and won (\wɔn\) 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 a single letter - k in “wok” becomes n in “won”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69626, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wok is recorded at frequency rank #41,603, classified as anoun, pronounced \wɔk\. won is at rank #28,023, tagged as anoun, pronounced \wɔn\.
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 69626, this pair ranks #54,432 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of wok vs won
Shared letters: ow. Private to "wok": k. Private to "won": n.
"wok" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "won" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wok" and "won" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "wok" vs "won" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "wok" 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 #54,432 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wok" and "won" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wink vs wok". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #54,432 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.