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“Which” or “Wich” or “Witch”

which / wich / witch are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

which w·IH·ch

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

wich w·IH·ch

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

witch w·IH·ch

  • nouna being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil.
Usage

Examples in context

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“which”

  • During the on-field ceremony, which was emceed by Hall of…
  • …St. Gallen S-Bahn service S4, which operates in both directions around…
  • …one of the Albanians in which he lived and had his…
  • …responsible for several ancillary bodies, which it either funded or which…
  • …as an existentialist parable in which "the loss of coherence between…
  • …policing based around the settlement which emerged from the Royal Commission…
  • …and South Kivu (the "Kivus"), which were under the control of…
  • …songs for their closing credits which are written by Posie Graeme-Evans…
  • …newspaper articles, over 700 of which concern the Lancaster County Convention…
  • …50% by Lancaster Newspapers, Inc. which have been accused of using…

“wich”

  • Wich

“witch”

  • …allegations made in the Pendle witch trials resulted from members of…
  • …commonly believed to be a witch.
  • …used records from early modern witch trials, as well as the…
  • Gardner further identified these modern witch festivals with the Gaelic fire…
  • …1612, along with the Samlesbury witches and others, in a series…
  • The Pendle witches were tried in a group…
  • …said that the outbreaks of witchcraft in and around Pendle demonstrate…
  • …investigation, culminating in the Pendle witch trials, occurred on 21 March
  • …in the area as a witch for fifty years, and some…
  • The trials of the Pendle witches in 1612 are among the…

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