scooch
/skut͡ʃ/verb, noun
scooch is spelled S-C-O-O-C-H: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, scooch means “To shift, move aside, or scoot over” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in scooch?
| Letters | 6: S-C-O-O-C-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th 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 scooch?
Scooch appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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 scooch?
- /skut͡ʃ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-scooch.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of scooch
- scooches present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- scooching participle, present
- scooched participle, past
- scootch
- skooch
- skootch
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scooch mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
USTo shift, move aside, or scoot over.
- 2
To crouch.
noun
- 1
A small amount; a skosh.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Scooch in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to shift, move aside, or scoot over:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | arrimarse, aplegarse |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does scooch come from?
Probably a variation of scouch (though Etymonline claims it modern and "imitative"). The verb sense "shift, scoot" is probably influenced by scoot.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).