hutch

Other forms of hutch

plural

hutches·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about hutch

What does hutch mean?

hutch means "a cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in hutch?

hutch has 1 syllable: hutch. In IPA it is /ˈhʌtʃ/.

What is another word for hutch?

Close synonyms include hovel, hut, shack, shanty. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hutch a common word?

hutch is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.