welche

[ˈvɛlçə]

/[ˈvɛlçə]/ pron

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The verdict

“welche” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #262. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#262
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Interrogativpronomen (Fragepronomen)

Corpus desk

Index DE-welche · welche · German

welche · rank #262 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #262
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH liegt

Nearest frequency peer: liegt (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „welche“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „welche“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

welche vs Woche
50% similar
welche vs Welle
50% similar
welche vs Welpe
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for welche
PropertyValue
Headwordwelche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPronoun
IPA[ˈvɛlçə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#262
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „welche“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).welcheliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „liegt“ (#261), „wissen“ (#263), „Grossen“ (#260). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „welche“ bei #262. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around welche (IPA [ˈvɛlçə]), apronoun. Corpus frequency is #262 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for welche, with forms such as "ewlche", "weclhe", and "welcche". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Woche", "Welle", "Welpe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is welche, spelled W-E-L-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Interrogativpronomen (Fragepronomen)
  2. 2
    im Nominativ Singular feminin
  3. 3
    im Akkusativ Singular feminin
  4. 4
    im Nominativ Plural maskulin, feminin und neutral
  5. 5
    im Akkusativ Plural maskulin, feminin und neutral

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how welche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Welche Frau kommt uns entgegen?
  2. Welche Blume soll ich denn nehmen?

This word in other languages

which(English)qué(Español)quel(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ewlche
  • weclhe
  • welcche
  • welceh
  • welchhe
  • welhce
  • wellche
  • wleche
  • wwelche

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of welche - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ewlche2weclhe2welcche1welceh2welchhe1welhce2wellche1wleche2
Edit distance from "welche"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "welche"?
"welche" is spelled W-E-L-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛlçə].
What does "welche" mean?
As a pronoun, "welche" means: ein Interrogativpronomen (Fragepronomen)
What words are commonly confused with "welche"?
"welche" is commonly confused with "Woche", "Welle", "Welpe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "welche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "welche" is [ˈvɛlçə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "welche" come from?
"welche" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "welche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wissen#263einige#265Grosse#259jedoch#256

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

zurück9 variantssicher9 variantsworden9 variantsgleich9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list