whichvsyourWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“which” and “your” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,204
“which” frequency rank
#3,411
“your” frequency rank
15615
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature which your
Definition welche? dein, Ihr

Letter map: which vs your

Shared letters muted; letters that set which and your apart highlighted. No shared letter run.

5 ch
which
4 ch
your

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

which and your are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15615, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

which is recorded at frequency rank #12,204, classified as apron, pronounced […]. your is at rank #3,411, tagged as apron, pronounced […].

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 15615, this pair ranks #1,942,478 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of which vs your

Shared letters: none. Private to "which": chiw. Private to "your": oruy.

"which" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC  ·  "your" · 4 letters · shape VVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • whichhwich · whcih · whhich · whicch · whichh · whihc · wihch · wwhich
  • youroyur · yoru · yourr · yuor · yyour

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "which" and "your" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "which" or "your"?
"your" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,411 in our German list, against #12,204 for "which". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list