Wellcome vs. Welcome — What's the Difference?

Obsolete spelling of welcome

A friendly reception of a guest or newcomer.

Wellcome is an incorrect spelling of Welcome.

Receiving or admitting something willingly.

Wellcome (Chinese: 惠康; Cantonese: wai6 hong1 in Hong Kong; Chinese: 頂好; pinyin: Dǐnghǎo in Taiwan) is a supermarket chain owned by British conglomerate Jardine Matheson Holdings via its Dairy Farm International Holdings subsidiary. The Wellcome supermarket chain is one of the two largest supermarket chains in Hong Kong, the other being PARKnSHOP. Wellcome also operates supermarkets in the Philippines under the Wellcome name, operations in Taiwan were sold in 2020.

Used to greet someone arriving.

Making one feel pleasant or hold in high regard.

Kind reception of a guest or newcomer.

The state of being a welcome guest.

To affirm or greet the arrival of someone, especially by saying "Welcome!".

To accept something willingly or gladly.

Producing gladness; grateful; as, a welcome present; welcome news.

Free to have or enjoy gratuitously; as, you are welcome to the use of my library.

Salutation to a newcomer.

Kind reception of a guest or newcomer; as, we entered the house and found a ready welcome.

An encouragement or permission to do or use something.

A welcome is a kind of greeting designed to introduce a person to a new place or situation, and to make them feel at ease. The term can similarly be used to describe the feeling of being accepted on the part of the new person.

An instance or manner of greeting someone

Used to greet someone in a polite or friendly way

Greet (someone arriving) in a polite or friendly way

(of a guest or new arrival) gladly received

Very pleasing because much needed or desired

Allowed or invited to do a specified thing

Received with pleasure and hospitality into one's company or home

Giving pleasure or satisfaction; agreeable or gratifying

Cordially or willingly permitted or invited

Used in the expression you're welcome to acknowledge an expression of gratitude.

A cordial greeting or hospitable reception given to an arriving person.

A reception upon arrival

The state of being welcome

To greet, receive, or entertain (another or others) cordially or hospitably.

To receive or accept gladly

Used to greet cordially a visitor or recent arrival.

Whose arrival is a cause of joy; received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company.

Producing gladness.

Free to have or enjoy gratuitously.

Greeting given upon someone's arrival.

The act of greeting someone’s arrival, especially by saying "Welcome!"; reception.

The utterance of such a greeting.

Received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company; as, a welcome visitor.

To salute with kindness, as a newcomer; to receive and entertain hospitably and cheerfully; as, to welcome a visitor; to welcome a new idea.

The state of being welcome;

A greeting or reception;

Accept gladly;

Bid welcome to; greet upon arrival

Receive someone, as into one's house

Giving pleasure or satisfaction or received with pleasure or freely granted;

No, it's a proper noun specific to the charity.

It refers to the Wellcome Trust, a UK-based biomedical research charity.

Not when referring to the Wellcome Trust, but it could be seen as one in other contexts.

No, they have distinct meanings and aren't interchangeable.

"Welcome" is globally recognized and understood.

No, but "Welcome" can.

Two.

No, that would be "Welcome."

"Welcome."

It can be both, as well as an adjective.

As a greeting, expression of acceptance, or invitation.

One.

The verb form is "welcome" as in "to welcome someone."

The root words are "well" and "come."

Any conjunction can be used depending on the context, e.g., "and" or "but."

Both "a" and "the" can be used, depending on context.

Likely when referring to the Wellcome Trust or related activities.

No, "welcome" is not an adverb.

Yes, when referring to the concept of being greeted, it is an abstract noun.

No, "Welcome" does.

In academic and medical research circles referencing the Wellcome Trust.

The pronunciation is /ˈwɛlkəm/.

"Welcome" can be both a noun and an adjective.

"Welcome" is a word and contains both vowels and consonants.

It's called "welcome" because it denotes a greeting or reception upon arrival.

There isn't a specific vowel always used before "welcome." It depends on context.

Welcomes (as in greetings or reactions) or welcomed (as a past tense verb).

Commonly used prepositions include "to" (welcome to) and "in" (welcome in).

No, "welcome" is not a gerund.

"Welcome" can be a direct object, e.g., "She gave a warm welcome."

There are two syllables in "welcome."

Wel-come.

The first syllable "Wel-" is stressed.

"Welcome" can be a noun, verb, or adjective.

Another term could be "greeting."

The opposite could be "unwelcome."

The second form (past simple) is "welcomed."

The third form (past participle) is "welcomed."

"Welcome" can be used as: "Everyone is welcome at the party."

"Welcome" is singular in its base form.

Typically, "welcome" has a positive connotation.

When referring to a greeting, it can be countable as in "warm welcomes."

No, "welcome" is not a collective noun.

It can be used metaphorically, e.g., "a welcome breath of fresh air."

Yes, as in the phrase, "Welcome him!"

Determiners like "a," "the," and "this" can be used.

The first form (base form) is "welcome."