Which to use
“won” and “WWW” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,023
- “won” frequency rank
- #34,811
- “WWW” frequency rank
- 62834
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | won | WWW |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Unité monétaire de Corée du Sud, divisée en 100 jeons. Son symbole est ₩ (Unicode U+20A9). Son code ISO 4217 est KRW. | Web, toile d’araignée mondiale. |
Where the eye mixes won and WWW
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between won and WWW
A purely visual mix-up. won (\wɔn\) and WWW (\du.blə.ve du.blə.ve du.blə.ve\) 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 62834, 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\. WWW is at rank #34,811, tagged as anoun, pronounced \du.blə.ve du.blə.ve du.blə.ve\.
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 62834, this pair ranks #85,042 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of won vs WWW
Shared letters: w. Private to "won": no. Private to "WWW": -.
"won" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "WWW" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "won" for "WWW" ever safe?
Frequency check: "won" vs "WWW" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "won" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "WWW" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #85,042 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "won" and "WWW" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "waw vs WWW". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #85,042 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.