# catching vs clutching

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### catching
*adjective · IPA /ˈkæt͡ʃɪŋ/ · frequency rank #5,107*
Infectious, contagious.

### clutching
*verb · IPA /ˈklʌ.t͡ʃɪŋ/ · frequency rank #23,208*
present participle and gerund of clutch

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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