# welch

> English word · Noun · IPA /wɛlt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #17,993

## Definitions
1. A person who defaults on an obligation, especially a small one.

## Etymology
Alternative form of welsh, from Welsh.

## Easily confused with
- **well** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/welch-vs-well)
- **Weld** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/welch-vs-weld)
- **welp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/welch-vs-welp)
- **Welt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/welch-vs-welt)
- **wich** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/welch-vs-wich)
- **which** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/welch-vs-which)
- **wells** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/welch-vs-wells)
- **Welsh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/welch-vs-welsh)
- **witch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/welch-vs-witch)
- **winch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/welch-vs-winch)
- **wench** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/welch-vs-wench)
- **wrench** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/welch-vs-wrench)
- **wretch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/welch-vs-wretch)
- **watch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/watch-vs-welch)
- **weigh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/weigh-vs-welch)
- **Walsh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/walsh-vs-welch)
- **wealth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wealth-vs-welch)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ewlch`, `weclh`, `welcch`, `welchh`, `welhc`, `wellch`, `wlech`, `wwelch`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/welch