# crunched vs crunchy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### crunched
*verb · IPA /kɹʌnt͡ʃt/ · frequency rank #48,685*
simple past and past participle of crunch

### crunchy
*adjective · IPA /ˈkɹʌnt͡ʃi/ · frequency rank #21,767*
Likely to crunch, especially with reference to food when it is eaten.

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