Which to use
“welchem” and “welches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,795
- “welchem” frequency rank
- #712
- “welches” frequency rank
- 2507
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | welchem | welches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular des Pronomens welcher | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens welcher |
Where the eye mixes welchem and welches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between welchem and welches
A purely visual mix-up. welchem ([ˈvɛlçəm]) and welches ([ˈvɛlçəs]) 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 a single letter - m in “welchem” becomes s in “welches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2507, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
welchem is recorded at frequency rank #1,795, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈvɛlçəm]. 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 2507, this pair ranks #2,002,194 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of welchem vs welches
Shared letters: cehlw. Private to "welchem": m. Private to "welches": s.
"welchem" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "welches" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "welchem" for "welches" ever safe?
Which is more common, "welchem" or "welches"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "welchem" and "welches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "welchem" 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 #2,002,194 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "welchem" and "welches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Weichei vs welchem". 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 #2,002,194 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.