# hatch vs hooch

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hatch
*noun · IPA /hæt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #9,343*
A horizontal door in a floor or ceiling.

### hooch
*noun · IPA /huːt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #48,284*
An alcoholic beverage, especially an inferior or illicit one and especially liquor such as whisky.

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