welcher

[ˈvɛlçɐ]

/[ˈvɛlçɐ]/ pron

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The verdict

“welcher” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #805. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#805
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-welcher · welcher · German

welcher · rank #805 · 11 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #805
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH vorher

Nearest frequency peer: vorher (-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 „welcher“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „welcher“ 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).

welcher vs Welser
57% similar
welcher vs Wucher
57% similar
welcher vs welches
86% similar

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

Key facts for welcher
PropertyValue
Headwordwelcher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPronoun
IPA[ˈvɛlçɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#805
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „welcher“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).welcherliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „vorher“ (#804), „Sucht“ (#803), „bereit“ (#807). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „welcher“ bei #805. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around welcher (IPA [ˈvɛlçɐ]), apronoun. Corpus frequency is #805 among 2,930 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for welcher, with forms such as "ewlcher", "weclher", and "welccher". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "Welser", "Wucher", "welches", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is welcher, spelled W-E-L-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Interrogativpronomen (Fragepronomen)
  2. 2
    ein Interrogativpronomen (Fragepronomen)
  3. 3
    ein Interrogativpronomen (Fragepronomen)
  4. 4
    ein Interrogativpronomen (Fragepronomen)
  5. 5
    ein Interrogativpronomen (Fragepronomen)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Welcher Idiot hat heute laut aufgeschrien?
  2. „Und als sie versammelt waren, sprach Pilatus zu ihnen: Welchen wollt ihr? Wen soll ich euch losgeben, Jesus Barabbas oder Jesus, von dem gesagt wird, er sei der Christus?“

This word in other languages

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ewlcher
  • weclher
  • welccher
  • welcehr
  • welcherr
  • welchher
  • welchre
  • welhcer
  • wellcher
  • wlecher
  • wwelcher

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of welcher - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ewlcher2weclher2welccher1welcehr2welcherr1welchher1welchre2welhcer2
Edit distance from "welcher"

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

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

Same letter count

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

jeweils#797gehören#791Februar#827Gesicht#778

Similar misspelling depth

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

Gemeinde11 variantserreichen11 variantsnochmal11 variantsAntwort11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list