# scratching

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈskɹæt͡ʃɪŋ/ · frequency rank #13,807

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of scratch

## Easily confused with
- **snatching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scratching-vs-snatching)
- **stretching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scratching-vs-stretching)
- **screeching** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scratching-vs-screeching)
- **scathing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scathing-vs-scratching)

## Common misspellings (17)
`csratching`, `scartching`, `sccratching`, `scracthing`, `scratcching`, `scratchhing`, `scratchign`, `scratchingg`, `scratchinng`, `scratchnig`, `scratcihng`, `scrathcing`, `scrattching`, `scrratching`, `scrtaching`, `srcatching`, `sscratching`

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