# wich vs wig

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### wich
*verb · IPA [vɪç] · frequency rank #19,451*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs weichen

### wig
*noun · IPA [wɪɡ] · frequency rank #46,402*
die Perücke

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/wich-vs-wig