Which to use
“Wicht” and “witch” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,950
- “Wicht” frequency rank
- #47,136
- “witch” frequency rank
- 90086
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Wicht | witch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kleine Sagengestalt, die gute Dinge verrichtet | Hexe |
Where the eye mixes Wicht and witch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Wicht and witch follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Wicht and witch
A purely visual mix-up. Wicht ([vɪçt]) and witch ([wɪt͡ʃ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90086, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Wicht is recorded at frequency rank #42,950, classified as anoun, pronounced [vɪçt]. witch is at rank #47,136, tagged as anoun, pronounced [wɪt͡ʃ].
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 90086, this pair ranks #50,555 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Wicht vs witch
Shared letters: chitw. Private to "Wicht": -. Private to "witch": -.
"Wicht" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "witch" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Wicht" and "witch" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Wicht" or "witch" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Wicht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "witch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,555 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Wicht" and "witch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wit 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 #50,555 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.