Which to use
“cat” and “Chats” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,165
- “cat” frequency rank
- #18,201
- “Chats” frequency rank
- 27366
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cat | Chats |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Katze | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Chat |
Where the eye mixes cat and Chats
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between cat and Chats
A purely visual mix-up. cat ([kæt]) and Chats ([t͡ʃɛt͡s]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27366, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cat is recorded at frequency rank #9,165, classified as anoun, pronounced [kæt]. Chats is at rank #18,201, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t͡ʃɛt͡s].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 27366, this pair ranks #1,802,935 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of cat vs Chats
Shared letters: act. Private to "cat": -. Private to "Chats": hs.
"cat" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Chats" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Chats ← cahts · cchats · chast · chatss · chatts · chhats · chtas · hcats
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cat" for "Chats" ever safe?
Which is more common, "cat" or "Chats"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Chats" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,802,935 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cat" and "Chats" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "chair vs Chats". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,802,935 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.