# scratched vs stretched

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### scratched
*adjective · IPA /skɹæt͡ʃt/ · frequency rank #15,266*
Produced by scratching.

### stretched
*verb · IPA /stɹɛt͡ʃt/ · frequency rank #8,613*
simple past and past participle of stretch

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