Which or witch?
which is a determiner meaning “What, of those mentioned or implied”; witch is a noun meaning “A person (now usually particularly a woman) who uses magical or similar…”. Use which as a determiner and witch as a noun. They sound the same (/wɪt͡ʃ/). In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) which is about 155 times as common as witch.
What is the difference between which and witch?
| which | witch | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | determiner, pronoun, conjunction | noun, verb |
| Meaning | What, of those mentioned or implied The/Any ... that; whichever What one or ones (of those mentioned or implied) | A person (now usually particularly a woman) who uses magical or similar supernatural powers to influence or predict events, particularly one with malicious… A person who follows Wicca or similar New Age pagan beliefs To dowse for water |
| Example | Which song shall we play? | I hate that old witch |
| Forms | wich | witches |
| Pronunciation | /wɪt͡ʃ/ /ʍɪt͡ʃ/ | /wɪt͡ʃ/ |
| In writing | 1,995 times per million words | 13 times per million words |
Sources: which and witch in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of which and witch
which
- 1
What, of those mentioned or implied
Which song shall we play?
- 2
What one or ones (of those mentioned or implied)
Which is which?
- 3
colloquialproscribedIntroduces an anacoluthon
- 4
The/Any ... that; whichever
Take which one you want
- 5
The/Any ones that; whichever
Please take which you please
- 6
Designates the one(s) previously mentioned
After glaring upon the smoking philosopher, who took his misfortunes with such positive nonchalance, he growled out an oath in German, which language is particularly adapted for…
- 7
Referring to a preceding noun
I dropped a saucepan, which knocked over the eggs, which went all over the kitchen floor
- 8
Referring to a preceding statement
The front door was open, which concerned me
witch
- 1
A person (now usually particularly a woman) who uses magical or similar supernatural powers to influence or predict events, particularly one with malicious motives
- 2
To dowse for water
- 3
To bewitch
- 4
A cone of paper which is placed in a vessel of lard or other fat and used as a taper
- 5
A bitch
- 6
A person who follows Wicca or similar New Age pagan beliefs
- 7
derogatoryAn ugly or unpleasant woman
I hate that old witch
- 8
One who exercises more-than-common power of attraction; a charming or bewitching person
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, which or witch?
which appears 1,995 times per million words; witch 13 times per million words.
which 1,995 times per million wordswitch 13 times per million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How many people search which vs witch?
“which vs witch” is searched about 1,300 times a month on Google and 30 on Bing in the United States. Google counts close variants of a query together (“witch vs which”, “which or witch”).
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