Wich or witch?
wich is a noun meaning “A wich town, particularly one of several former salt mining towns in Cheshire…”; witch is a noun meaning “A person (now usually particularly a woman) who uses magical or similar…”. In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) witch is about 22 times as common as wich.
What is the difference between wich and witch?
| wich | witch | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun, suffix | noun, verb |
| Meaning | A wich town, particularly one of several former salt mining towns in Cheshire with a name ending -wich Village; settlement; hamlet; trading centre Brine spring; well | 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 | none recorded | I hate that old witch |
| Forms | wiches | witches |
| Pronunciation | not recorded | /wɪt͡ʃ/ |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words | 13 times per million words |
Sources: wich 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 wich and witch
wich
- 1
Alternative spelling of wych (“brine spring or well”)
- 2
Village; settlement; hamlet; trading centre
- 3
Brine spring; well
- 4
Sandwich
- 5
A wich town, particularly one of several former salt mining towns in Cheshire with a name ending -wich
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, wich or witch?
wich appears about once in every 2 million words; witch 13 times per million words.
wich about once in every 2 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 wich vs witch?
“wich vs witch” is searched about 20 times a month on Google and 10 on Bing in the United States. Google counts close variants of a query together (“witch vs wich”, “wich or witch”).
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