crotched
adjective, verb
crotched is spelled C-R-O-T-C-H-E-D: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, crotched means “Having a crotch or fork; forked” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in crotched?
| Letters | 8: C-R-O-T-C-H-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is crotched?
Crotched appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce crotched?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-crotched.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of crotched
- more crotched comparative
- most crotched superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crotched mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having a crotch or fork; forked.
- 2
Lying within one of the crotches on the table.
- 3
UKcross; peevish
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of crotch
Wiktionary also records crotched as a common misspelling of another word in some uses; the senses above are its own.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does crotched come from?
From crotch + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).