German determiner · CEFR A1

welcher

Meaning in English: which

Rank 1,048 of 5,000determinerLevel A15 forms in the list
Learn this word

Add welcher and its 4 forms to your reviews. Progress stays in this browser.

Test my vocabulary

Example

Welcher Bus fährt zum Bahnhof?

Which bus goes to the station?

Forms of welcher in the top 5,000

These forms of welcher are in the top 5,000 as well — German adds endings for gender, case and number:

welche#154
which; someA1

Welche Sprachen sprichst du?
Which languages do you speak?

welches#970
which (neuter)A1

Welches Kleid gefällt dir besser?
Which dress do you like better?

welchen#988
which (acc. masc., dat. pl.)A1

Welchen Film wollen wir heute Abend sehen?
Which film shall we watch tonight?

welchem#1,898
which (dative)A2

In welchem Stock wohnst du?
Which floor do you live on?

How common is welcher?

welcher is number 1,048 of the 5,000 most common German words. In the texts the list is counted from it appears 86 times per million words — about once every 12,000 words. Its most frequent form is welche (#154).

Know every word down to this one and you recognise about 65% of the words in an ordinary German text. A1 means a beginner word, usually met in the first weeks of learning.

Next to it in the frequency list

  1. 1,044denkento think
  2. 1,045der Kopfhead
  3. 1,046der Arbeitgeberemployer
  4. 1,047angesichtsin view of, given
  5. 1,048welcherwhich
  6. 1,049geführtled, run, guided
  7. 1,050der Überblickoverview
  8. 1,051verantwortlichresponsible
  9. 1,052persönlichepersonal

In these word lists

Translations, levels and examples were written with AI help and are awaiting review by a native speaker — how the list was made.