# clinching

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #37,856

## Definitions
1. That settles something (such as an argument) definitely and conclusively.

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`cclinching`, `cilnching`, `clicnhing`, `clincching`, `clinchhing`, `clinchign`, `clinchingg`, `clinchinng`, `clinchnig`, `clincihng`, `clinhcing`, `clinnching`, `cllinching`, `clniching`, `lcinching`

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