# clutching

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈklʌ.t͡ʃɪŋ/ · frequency rank #23,208

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of clutch

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`cclutching`, `cllutching`, `cltuching`, `clucthing`, `clutcching`, `clutchhing`, `clutchign`, `clutchingg`, `clutchinng`, `clutchnig`, `clutcihng`, `cluthcing`, `cluttching`, `cultching`, `lcutching`

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