The inside of the drawer is all jumbled up.
Various documents were left in a messy pile.
Kanji spelling; usually written in kana.
Hiragana spelling; this word is usually written using kana alone.
Katakana form; listed as search-only.
The word is a compound of the mimetic element ごちゃ (suggesting disorder) and 混ぜ (maze, 'mixing'). The exact derivation is uncertain, but it likely arose as an emphatic expression for a chaotic mixture.