# crouching

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈkɹaʊt͡ʃɪŋ/ · frequency rank #32,337

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of crouch

## Easily confused with
- **crushing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crouching-vs-crushing)
- **crunching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crouching-vs-crunching)
- **coaching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coaching-vs-crouching)
- **coughing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coughing-vs-crouching)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ccrouching`, `coruching`, `crocuhing`, `croucching`, `crouchhing`, `crouchign`, `crouchingg`, `crouchinng`, `crouchnig`, `croucihng`, `crouhcing`, `crrouching`, `cruoching`, `rcouching`

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