# inch vs itch

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### inch
*noun · IPA /ɪnt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #3,067*
An English unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 cm, conceived as roughly the width of a thumb.

### itch
*noun · IPA /ɪt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #18,113*
A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.

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