# clenching

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #46,985

## Definitions
1. The act by which something (a fist, a jaw, etc.) is clenched.

## Easily confused with
- **clutching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clenching-vs-clutching)
- **crunching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clenching-vs-crunching)
- **clinching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/clenching-vs-clinching)

## Common misspellings (15)
`cclenching`, `celnching`, `clecnhing`, `clencching`, `clenchhing`, `clenchign`, `clenchingg`, `clenchinng`, `clenchnig`, `clencihng`, `clenhcing`, `clennching`, `cllenching`, `clneching`, `lcenching`

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