welcher
noun
welcher is spelled W-E-L-C-H-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, welcher means “One who welches (i.e. who fails to repay a debt)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of welcher is welchers.
How many letters and syllables are in welcher?
| Letters | 7: W-E-L-C-H-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is welcher?
Welcher appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce welcher?
- Australia
Welcher has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-welcher.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of welcher
- welchers plural
- welsher
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does welcher mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who welches (i.e. who fails to repay a debt).
- 2
UKoffensiveslangA Welshman or person of Welsh descent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Welcher in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Spitzbube, Gauner, Zechpreller, Schwindler |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does welcher come from?
From welch + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).