itch
/ɪt͡ʃ/
"itch" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“itch” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,113. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #18,113
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.
Corpus desk
Index EN-itch · itch · English
itch · rank #18,113 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #18,113
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH intrigue
Nearest frequency peer: intrigue (-1 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 “itch”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- insertion
insertion
81,891 corpus weight
- interruption
interruption
81,890 corpus weight
- intrigue
intrigue
81,889 corpus weight
- itch
itch
81,888 corpus weight
- Jacqueline
Jacqueline
81,887 corpus weight
- Joaquin
Joaquin
81,885 corpus weight
What this shows “itch” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | itch |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɪt͡ʃ/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #18,113 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “itch”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around itch (IPA /ɪt͡ʃ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,113 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for itch, with forms such as "icth", "itcch", and "itchh". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "its", "itt", "IWC", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English icche, ȝicche, from Old English ġiċċe (“an itch”), from Proto-Germanic *jukjǭ (“an itch”), of unknown origin. Cognate with Scots yeuk (“an itch, itchiness”), Dutch jeuk (“an itch”), German jucken. The correct English form is itch, spelled I-T-C-H.
Definition
- 1A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.
- 2A constant teasing desire or want.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how itch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
... it left, however, a bee at his ear and an itch to transfer the buzzer's attentions and tease his darling; for she had betrayed herself as right good game.
Etymology
From Middle English icche, ȝicche, from Old English ġiċċe (“an itch”), from Proto-Germanic *jukjǭ (“an itch”), of unknown origin. Cognate with Scots yeuk (“an itch, itchiness”), Dutch jeuk (“an itch”), German jucken.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- icth
- itcch
- itchh
- ithc
- ittch
- tich
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of itch - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).