# couch vs crotch

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### couch
*noun · IPA /kaʊt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #5,407*
An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a sofa.

### crotch
*noun · IPA /kɹɑt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #20,325*
The ventral area (very bottom) of the human body between where the legs fork from the torso, in the area of the genitals and anus.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/couch-vs-crotch