itches
/ˈɪt͡ʃɪz/
"itches" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“itches” is uncommon English (frequency #53,029 among 17,902 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,029
- frequency rank, English
- 17,902
- “I” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of itch
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | itches |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɪt͡ʃɪz/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #53,029 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “itches” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
itches is uncommon English at frequency #53,029 among 17,902 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɪt͡ʃɪz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural of itch".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for itches, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is itches, spelled I-T-C-H-E-S.
Definition
- 1plural of itch
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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Using “itches”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is I-T-C-H-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɪt͡ʃɪz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.