skutch
noun
skutch is spelled S-K-U-T-C-H: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, skutch means “A pest; an annoying person or thing; a bother” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of skutch is skutches.
How many letters and syllables are in skutch?
| Letters | 6: S-K-U-T-C-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 81 million words; the 286,585th 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 skutch?
Skutch appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th 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).
Forms of skutch
- skutches plural
- scutch
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does skutch mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USslangA pest; an annoying person or thing; a bother.
You're such a skutch!
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does skutch come from?
From Italian scocciare (“to annoy; to bother; to pester”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).