“She used crotches to get around.”
Confusables Entry 498 / 1011 60-second read
Crotch vs. Crutch
Body joint versus walking aid.
The comparisoni
“She used crutches to get around.”
The ruleii
¶
CROTCH = joint. CRUTCH = walking aid.
CROTCH is anatomical. CRUTCH is a support stick — also figurative for something leaned on.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
cRUTch = sUpport."