welche
German, pronoun/ˈvɛl.çə/
welche is spelled W-E-L-C-H-E (6 letters) and appears 355 times per million words in written German, the 262nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Welche is a German feminine pronoun meaning “some” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a nominative/accusative feminine singular of welcher. The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Interrogativpronomen (Fragepronomen)”.
What does welche mean in English?
pronoun
- 1
some
determiner
- 1
femininenominative/accusative feminine singular
- 2
nominative/accusative plural
pronoun
- 1
femininenominative/accusative feminine singular
- 2
nominative/accusative plural
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
pronoun: 1. ein Interrogativpronomen (Fragepronomen) 2. ein Interrogativpronomen im Nominativ Singular feminin 3. ein Interrogativpronomen im Akkusativ Singular feminin 4. ein Interrogativpronomen im Nominativ Plural maskulin, feminin und neutral
pronoun: 1. ein Relativpronomen 2. Relativpronomen im Nominativ Singular feminin 3. Relativpronomen im Akkusativ Singular feminin 4. Relativpronomen im Nominativ Plural maskulin, feminin und neutral
pronoun: 1. Indefinitpronomen für unzählbare Dinge 2. Indefinitpronomen für unzählbare Dinge im Nominativ Singular feminin 3. Indefinitpronomen für unzählbare Dinge im Akkusativ Singular feminin 4. Indefinitpronomen des Plurals für unzählbare Dinge
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of welche
- welcher masculine
- welchen masculine
- welches masculine
- welchem dative singular masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce welche?
- /ˈvɛl.çə/
- /ˈvɛiʲ.çə/
- [ˈvɛlçə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to welche
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is welche in German?
welche appears 355 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).