# hatching

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhæt͡ʃɪŋ/ · frequency rank #26,811

## Definitions
1. A method of shading areas of a drawing or diagram with fine parallel lines.
2. A group of birds, reptiles, fish, insects, etc., which emerge from their eggs at the same time.
3. The act of an egg hatching, eclosion.
4. Patterns used in construction drawings to represent various materials.

## Easily confused with
- **hating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hatching-vs-hating)
- **Hutchins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hatching-vs-hutchins)
- **hitching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hatching-vs-hitching)
- **hacking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hacking-vs-hatching)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ahtching`, `hacthing`, `hatcching`, `hatchhing`, `hatchign`, `hatchingg`, `hatchinng`, `hatchnig`, `hatcihng`, `hathcing`, `hattching`, `hhatching`, `htaching`

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