welchem

[ˈvɛlçəm]

/[ˈvɛlçəm]/ unknown

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The verdict

“welchem” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,795. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,795
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Singular des Pronomens welcher

Corpus desk

Index DE-welchem · welchem · German

welchem · rank #1,795 · 11 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,795
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH weiterer

Nearest frequency peer: weiterer (-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 „welchem“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „welchem“ 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).

welchem vs welches
86% similar
welchem vs welcher
86% similar
welchem vs welchen
86% similar

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

Key facts for welchem
PropertyValue
Headwordwelchem
LanguageGerman
Part of speechUnknown
IPA[ˈvɛlçəm]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,795
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „welchem“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).welchemliegt 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: „weiterer“ (#1,794), „Wissenschaft“ (#1,796), „Wand“ (#1,793). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „welchem“ bei #1,795. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around welchem (IPA [ˈvɛlçəm]), anunknown. Corpus frequency is #1,795 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Dativ Singular des Pronomens welcher".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for welchem, with forms such as "ewlchem", "weclhem", and "welcchem". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "welches", "welcher", "welchen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is welchem, spelled W-E-L-C-H-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Singular des Pronomens welcher

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ewlchem
  • weclhem
  • welcchem
  • welcehm
  • welchemm
  • welchhem
  • welchme
  • welhcem
  • wellchem
  • wlechem
  • wwelchem

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of welchem - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ewlchem2weclhem2welcchem1welcehm2welchemm1welchhem1welchme2welhcem2
Edit distance from "welchem"

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 "welchem"?
"welchem" is spelled W-E-L-C-H-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɛlçəm].
What does "welchem" mean?
As an unknown, "welchem" means: Dativ Singular des Pronomens welcher
What words are commonly confused with "welchem"?
"welchem" is commonly confused with "welches", "welcher", "welchen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "welchem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "welchem" is [ˈvɛlçəm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "welchem" come from?
"welchem" 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 "welchem", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list