Which to use
“Wecker” is a noun and “welcher” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,359
- “Wecker” frequency rank
- #805
- “welcher” frequency rank
- 12164
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wecker | welcher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Uhr, die zu einer vorher eingestellten Zeit ein Signal gibt | ein Interrogativpronomen (Fragepronomen) |
Where the eye mixes Wecker and welcher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Wecker and welcher
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Wecker is [ˈvɛkɐ] while welcher is [ˈvɛlçɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12164, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Wecker is recorded at frequency rank #11,359, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɛkɐ]. welcher is at rank #805, tagged as apron, pronounced [ˈvɛlçɐ].
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 12164, this pair ranks #1,965,798 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Wecker vs welcher
Shared letters: cerw. Private to "Wecker": k. Private to "welcher": hl.
"Wecker" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "welcher" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Wecker" and "welcher" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Wecker" vs "welcher" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Wecker" and "welcher" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Wecker" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "welcher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,965,798 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wecker" and "welcher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Wecker vs Wickel". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,965,798 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.