# clutch vs clutched

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### clutch
*verb · IPA /klʌt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #8,523*
To seize, as though with claws.

### clutched
*verb · IPA /klʌt͡ʃt/ · frequency rank #39,250*
simple past and past participle of clutch

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