# patching

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpæ.t͡ʃɪŋ/ · frequency rank #32,114

## Definitions
1. The act of one who patches.

## Easily confused with
- **patting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patching-vs-patting)
- **pitching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patching-vs-pitching)
- **punching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patching-vs-punching)
- **pinching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patching-vs-pinching)
- **pacing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pacing-vs-patching)
- **packing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/packing-vs-patching)

## Common misspellings (13)
`aptching`, `pacthing`, `patcching`, `patchhing`, `patchign`, `patchingg`, `patchinng`, `patchnig`, `patcihng`, `pathcing`, `pattching`, `ppatching`, `ptaching`

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