potch
/pɒt͡ʃ/noun, verb
potch is spelled P-O-T-C-H: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, potch means “A type of rough opal without colour, and therefore not worth selling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of potch is potches.
How many letters and syllables are in potch?
| Letters | 5: P-O-T-C-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is potch?
Potch appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce potch?
- /pɒt͡ʃ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-potch.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of potch
- potches present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- potching participle, present
- potched participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does potch mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliaA type of rough opal without colour, and therefore not worth selling.
- 2
A slap or spank. Alternative spellings include patsh, potsh.
verb
- 1
To bleach rags in paper-making.
- 2
obsoleteObsolete form of poach (“to cook in simmering water”).
- 3
obsoleteTo thrust.
- 4
obsoleteTo trample.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).