# scratches

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #16,121

## Definitions
1. plural of scratch

## Etymology
From scratch + -es.

## Easily confused with
- **scratchy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scratches-vs-scratchy)
- **swatches** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scratches-vs-swatches)
- **stretches** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scratches-vs-stretches)
- **scratch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scratch-vs-scratches)
- **scratched** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scratched-vs-scratches)

## Common misspellings (15)
`csratches`, `scartches`, `sccratches`, `scracthes`, `scratcches`, `scratcehs`, `scratchess`, `scratchhes`, `scratchse`, `scrathces`, `scrattches`, `scrratches`, `scrtaches`, `srcatches`, `sscratches`

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