hutch

/hʌt͡ʃ/

//hʌt͡ʃ// noun

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"hutch" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“hutch” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,502. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,502
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A box, chest, crate, case or cabinet.

Corpus desk

Index EN-hutch · hutch · English

hutch · rank #27,502 · 8 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,502
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH horner

Nearest frequency peer: horner (-2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “hutch”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “hutch” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hutch vs huts
60% similar
hutch vs Hutt
40% similar
hutch vs Hutu
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hutch
PropertyValue
Headwordhutch
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/hʌt͡ʃ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#27,502
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “hutch”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).hutchlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “horner” (#27,500), “horned” (#27,499), “idyllic” (#27,505). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “hutch” is #27,502. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around hutch (IPA /hʌt͡ʃ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,502 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for hutch, with forms such as "hhutch", "htuch", and "hucth". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "huts", "Hutt", "Hutu", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English hucche (“storage chest”), variation of whucce, from Old English hwiċe, hwiċċe (“box, chest”). Spelling influenced by Old French huche (“chest”), from Medieval Latin hūtica, from a different Germanic root, from Frankish *hutta, from Proto… The correct English form is hutch, spelled H-U-T-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    A box, chest, crate, case or cabinet.
  2. 2
    A coop or cage for keeping small animals (rabbits, guinea pigs, dogs, etc).
  3. 3
    A piece of furniture in which items may be displayed.
  4. 4
    A cabinet for storing dishes.
  5. 5
    A piece of furniture (cabinet) to be placed on top of a desk.
  6. 6
    A measure of two Winchester bushels.
  7. 7
    The case of a flour bolt.
  8. 8
    A car on low wheels, in which coal is drawn in the mine and hoisted out of the pit.
  9. 9
    A jig or trough for ore dressing or washing ore.
  10. 10
    A baker's kneading-trough.
  11. 11
    The pavilion or dressing room.
  12. 12
    An embankment built in a river to check erosion caused by running water.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how hutch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. “No place for rabbits now, but I could easy build a few hutches and you could feed alfalfa to the rabbits.”
  2. To reach the courtroom, on the second floor, one passed sundry sunless county cubbyholes: the tax assessor,... the circuit clerk, the judge of probate lived in cool dim hutches that smelled[…]

Etymology

From Middle English hucche (“storage chest”), variation of whucce, from Old English hwiċe, hwiċċe (“box, chest”). Spelling influenced by Old French huche (“chest”), from Medieval Latin hūtica, from a different Germanic root, from Frankish *hutta, from Proto-Germanic *hudjō, *hudjǭ (“box, hut, hutch”). Akin to Old English hȳdan (“to conceal; hide”). More at hide, hut. (cricket pavilion or dressing room): An extension of the rabbit metaphor.

This word in other languages

conejera(Español)clapier(Français)Kiste(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhutch
  • htuch
  • hucth
  • hutcch
  • hutchh
  • huthc
  • huttch
  • uhtch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hutch - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

hhutch1htuch2hucth2hutcch1hutchh1huthc2huttch1uhtch2
Edit distance from "hutch"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hutch"?
"hutch" is spelled H-U-T-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is /hʌt͡ʃ/.
What does "hutch" mean?
As a noun, "hutch" means: A box, chest, crate, case or cabinet.
What words are commonly confused with "hutch"?
"hutch" is commonly confused with "huts", "Hutt", "Hutu". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hutch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hutch" is /hʌt͡ʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "hutch"?
From Middle English hucche (“storage chest”), variation of whucce, from Old English hwiċe, hwiċċe (“box, chest”). Spelling influenced by Old French huche (“chest”), from Medieval Latin hūtica, from a different Germanic root, from Frankish *hutta, ... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hutch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

honed#27,498holed#27,497jetty#27,522Gough#27,479

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

hippies8 variantsJeanette8 variantsMolina8 variantsMugabe8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list