What context can I use each word in?
Learn when and how to use these words with these examples!
scraunch
Example
The car scraunched over the gravel driveway. [scraunched: past tense]
Example
She scraunched the potato chips in her hand. [scraunching: present participle]
crunch
Example
I heard the crunch of leaves under my feet. [crunch: noun]
Example
He crunched on the celery stick. [crunched: past tense]
Good things to know
Which word is more common?
Crunch is more commonly used than scraunch in everyday language. Crunch is versatile and covers a wide range of contexts, while scraunch is less common and more specific to certain situations.
What’s the difference in the tone of formality between scraunch and crunch?
Both scraunch and crunch are informal words and are not typically used in formal writing or speech.
