Which to use
“Weilchen” is a noun and “welches” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,392
- “Weilchen” frequency rank
- #712
- “welches” frequency rank
- 34104
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Weilchen | welches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | unbestimmte, meist kurze Zeitspanne | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens welcher |
Where the eye mixes Weilchen and welches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Weilchen runs 8 letters (CVVCCCVC) against welches's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Weilchen and welches
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Weilchen is [ˈvaɪ̯lçən] while welches is [ˈvɛlçəs]. 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 unknown), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34104, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Weilchen is recorded at frequency rank #33,392, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯lçən]. 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 34104, this pair ranks #1,670,912 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Weilchen vs welches
Shared letters: cehlw. Private to "Weilchen": in. Private to "welches": s.
"Weilchen" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC · "welches" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Weilchen" and "welches" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Weilchen" or "welches"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Weilchen" and "welches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Weilchen" 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 #1,670,912 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Weilchen" and "welches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Weilchen vs weilen". 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 #1,670,912 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.