Which to use
“crouch” is a verb and “crouched” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,598
- “crouch” frequency rank
- #38,794
- “crouched” frequency rank
- 59392
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | crouch | crouched |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To bend down; to stoop low; to stand close to the ground with legs bent, like an animal when waiting for prey, or someone in fear. | Marked with, bearing, or wearing the sign of the cross. |
Where the eye mixes crouch and crouched
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between crouch and crouched
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: crouch is /kɹaʊt͡ʃ/ while crouched is /kɹaʊt͡ʃt/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “crouch” sits inside “crouched”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59392, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
crouch is recorded at frequency rank #20,598, classified as averb, pronounced /kɹaʊt͡ʃ/. crouched is at rank #38,794, tagged as anadj, pronounced /kɹaʊt͡ʃt/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 59392, this pair ranks #106,465 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of crouch vs crouched
Shared letters: choru. Private to "crouch": -. Private to "crouched": de.
"crouch" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC · "crouched" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "crouch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "crouched" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #106,465 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "crouch" and "crouched" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "crouched vs crunched". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #106,465 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.