wich
noun
wich is spelled W-I-C-H: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “wich vs witch” about 20 times a month (Google, United States). As a noun, wich means “Alternative spelling of wych (“brine spring or well”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wich is wiches.
How many letters and syllables are in wich?
| Letters | 4: W-I-C-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,416th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is wich?
Wich appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th 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 wich?
Wich has one syllable (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).
Words people confuse with wich
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of wich
- wiches plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wich mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of wych (“brine spring or well”).
- 2
A wich town, particularly one of several former salt mining towns in Cheshire with a name ending -wich.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).