Which to use
“their” and “which” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,131
- “their” frequency rank
- #12,204
- “which” frequency rank
- 23335
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | their | which |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ihr | welche? |
Letter map: their vs which
Shared letters muted; letters that set their and which apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
their and which are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23335, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
their is recorded at frequency rank #11,131, classified as apron, pronounced […]. which is at rank #12,204, tagged as apron, pronounced […].
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 23335, this pair ranks #1,862,611 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of their vs which
Shared letters: hi. Private to "their": ert. Private to "which": cw.
"their" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "which" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC