Which to use
“weichem” is an adjective and “welches” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,573
- “weichem” frequency rank
- #712
- “welches” frequency rank
- 42285
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weichem | welches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens welcher |
Where the eye mixes weichem and welches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. weichem (CVVCCVC) and welches (CVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: weichem vs welches
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: weichem is [ˈvaɪ̯çm̩] while welches is [ˈvɛlçəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs unknown), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42285, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weichem is recorded at frequency rank #41,573, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯çm̩]. welches is at rank #712, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈvɛlçəs].
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 42285, this pair ranks #1,454,119 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of weichem vs welches
Shared letters: cehw. Private to "weichem": im. Private to "welches": ls.
"weichem" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "welches" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "weichem" for "welches" ever safe?
Which is more common, "weichem" or "welches"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "weichem" and "welches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "weichem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "welches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,454,119 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weichem" and "welches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Weichei vs weichem". 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 #1,454,119 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.