# scratches vs swatches

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### scratches
*noun · frequency rank #16,121*
plural of scratch

### swatches
*noun · frequency rank #38,640*
plural of swatch

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