# gulch

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɡʌlt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #37,953

## Definitions
1. To swallow greedily; to gulp down.
2. To fall heavily.

## Etymology
From earlier gulsh (“sink in, gush out”), from Middle English gulchen (“to gulp, spew”), probably from the source of gulp. Likely not related to gully (“ravine formed by water”) despite the similarities.

## Easily confused with
- **gulf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gulch-vs-gulf)
- **gull** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gulch-vs-gull)
- **gulp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gulch-vs-gulp)
- **gush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gulch-vs-gush)
- **gully** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gulch-vs-gully)
- **gulls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gulch-vs-gulls)
- **gul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gul-vs-gulch)
- **Gucci** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gucci-vs-gulch)
- **gulag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gulag-vs-gulch)
- **gooch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gooch-vs-gulch)
- **Guelph** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guelph-vs-gulch)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ggulch`, `gluch`, `guclh`, `gulcch`, `gulchh`, `gulhc`, `gullch`, `uglch`

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