Which to use
“welch” and “welche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,845
- “welch” frequency rank
- #262
- “welche” frequency rank
- 5107
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | welch | welche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit unmittelbar folgendem Adjektiv: Wort zur besonderen Hervorhebung einer Eigenschaft | ein Interrogativpronomen (Fragepronomen) |
Where the eye mixes welch and welche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. welch runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against welche's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between welch and welche
A purely visual mix-up. welch ([vɛlç]) and welche ([ˈvɛlçə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “welch” sits inside “welche”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5107, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
welch is recorded at frequency rank #4,845, classified as apron, pronounced [vɛlç]. welche is at rank #262, tagged as apron, pronounced [ˈvɛlçə].
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 5107, this pair ranks #1,995,773 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of welch vs welche
Shared letters: cehlw. Private to "welch": -. Private to "welche": -.
"welch" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "welche" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "welch" for "welche" ever safe?
Frequency check: "welch" vs "welche" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "welch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "welche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,995,773 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "welch" and "welche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "welch vs witch". 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 #1,995,773 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.