# hunch vs hunched

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hunch
*noun · IPA /hʌnt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #26,466*
A hump; a protuberance.

### hunched
*verb · IPA /hʌnt͡ʃt/ · frequency rank #37,034*
simple past and past participle of hunch

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