clutches

Name: clutches, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈklʌt͡ʃɪz/

//ˈklʌt͡ʃɪz// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“clutches” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #23,493. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,493
frequency rank, English: 5,599
“C” headwords: 13
tracked misspellings: 6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of clutch

Corpus desk

Index EN-clutches · clutches · English

clutches · rank #23,493 · 13 variants · 6 confusables

FREQ-MID #23,493
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
VAR-HIGH 13 variants
BOOK-DENSE 5,599
PHOTO-FINISH cockroach

Nearest frequency peer: cockroach (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

cheerleading

76,511
chipping

76,510
clutches

76,508
cockroach

76,507
collaborator

76,506
Colton

76,505

What this shows “clutches” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

clutches vs couches

75% similar

clutches vs crunches

75% similar

clutches vs clutch

75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for clutches
Property	Value
Headword	clutches
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈklʌt͡ʃɪz/
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#23,493
Misspellings tracked	13
Confusable pairs	6
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “clutches”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).clutcheslands here:

#23,493

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “cockroach” (#23,494), “chipping” (#23,491), “collaborator” (#23,495). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “clutches” is #23,493. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around clutches (IPA /ˈklʌt͡ʃɪz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,493 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for clutches, with forms such as "cclutches", "cllutches", and "cltuches". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "couches", "crunches", "clutch", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is clutches, spelled C-L-U-T-C-H-E-S.

Definition

1
plural of clutch
2
Grasp; possession; control.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how clutches appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

Once the organization was in his clutches, her future there was bleak.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

cclutches
cllutches
cltuches
clucthes
clutcches
clutcehs
clutchess
clutchhes
clutchse
cluthces
cluttches
cultches
lcutches

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of clutches - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "clutches"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "clutches"?

"clutches" is spelled C-L-U-T-C-H-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈklʌt͡ʃɪz/.

What does "clutches" mean?

As a noun, "clutches" means: plural of clutch

What words are commonly confused with "clutches"?

"clutches" is commonly confused with "couches", "crunches", "clutch". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "clutches"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "clutches" is /ˈklʌt͡ʃɪz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "clutches" come from?

"clutches" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "clutches", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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