clutch

[klʌt͡ʃ]

/[klʌt͡ʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“clutch” is uncommon German (frequency #76,645 among 1,273 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,645
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kupplung

Corpus desk

Index DE-clutch · clutch · German

clutch · rank #76,645 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,645
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH clothes

Nearest frequency peer: clothes (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „clutch“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „clutch“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for clutch
PropertyValue
Headwordclutch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[klʌt͡ʃ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#76,645
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „clutch“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).clutchfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „clothes“ (#76,644), „Congo“ (#76,646), „Containers“ (#76,647). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „clutch“ bei #76,645. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

clutch is uncommon German at frequency #76,645 among 1,273 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [klʌt͡ʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for clutch, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is clutch, spelled C-L-U-T-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kupplung
  2. 2
    kurz für clutch bag, clutch purse (Unterarmtasche); die Clutch
  3. 3
    alle von einem Tier an einer Stelle abgelegten Eier; Gelege, Vogelgelege, Insektengelege
  4. 4
    Pedal, mit dessen Hilfe die Kupplung betätigt wird; Kupplungspedal
  5. 5
    Umklammerung
  6. 6
    Greifer, die Klaue
  7. 7
    umgangssprachlich: der Haufen, die Schar
  8. 8
    entscheidende Situation in einem Spiel

Synonyms

clutch pedalbunchbreaking point

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "clutch"?
"clutch" is spelled C-L-U-T-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [klʌt͡ʃ].
What does "clutch" mean?
As a noun, "clutch" means: Kupplung
How do you pronounce "clutch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clutch" is [klʌt͡ʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "clutch" come from?
"clutch" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "clutch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Cracks#76,650crying#76,653Elegie#76,709besann#76,567

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list