Which to use
“welke” is an adjective and “Welser” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,128
- “welke” frequency rank
- #42,947
- “Welser” frequency rank
- 90075
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | welke | Welser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs welk | Angehöriger einer Patrizierfamilie von Großkaufleuten, die aus Augsburg und Nürnberg stammt |
Where the eye mixes welke and Welser
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. welke runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Welser's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: welke vs Welser
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: welke is [ˈvɛlkə] while Welser is [ˈvɛlzɐ]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90075, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
welke is recorded at frequency rank #47,128, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɛlkə]. Welser is at rank #42,947, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈvɛlzɐ].
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 90075, this pair ranks #50,669 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of welke vs Welser
Shared letters: elw. Private to "welke": k. Private to "Welser": rs.
"welke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Welser" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "welke" for "Welser" ever safe?
Frequency check: "welke" vs "Welser" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "welke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Welser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,669 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "welke" and "Welser" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wehte vs welke". 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 #50,669 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.