# patches

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpæt͡ʃɪz/ · frequency rank #8,840

## Definitions
1. plural of patch

## Easily confused with
- **paths** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patches-vs-paths)
- **patchy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patches-vs-patchy)
- **pathos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patches-vs-pathos)
- **pitched** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patches-vs-pitched)
- **pitcher** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patches-vs-pitcher)
- **pouches** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patches-vs-pouches)
- **patch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patch-vs-patches)
- **paces** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paces-vs-patches)
- **patched** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patched-vs-patches)
- **parched** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parched-vs-patches)

## Common misspellings (11)
`aptches`, `pacthes`, `patcches`, `patcehs`, `patchess`, `patchhes`, `patchse`, `pathces`, `pattches`, `ppatches`, `ptaches`

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