Which to use
“won” is a noun and “WTA” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,023
- “won” frequency rank
- #18,912
- “WTA” frequency rank
- 46935
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | won | WTA |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Unité monétaire de Corée du Sud, divisée en 100 jeons. Son symbole est ₩ (Unicode U+20A9). Son code ISO 4217 est KRW. | Association regroupant les joueuses de tennis de haut niveau, et organisant des tournois. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set won and WTA apart are highlighted. They share 1 letter in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
won and WTA form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46935, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
won is recorded at frequency rank #28,023, classified as anoun, pronounced \wɔn\. WTA is at rank #18,912, tagged as aname.
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 46935, this pair ranks #190,892 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering won vs WTA
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “won”; for a name, it's “WTA”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “won” entry
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