Which to use
“char” and “Chat” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,983
- “char” frequency rank
- #3,178
- “Chat” frequency rank
- 35161
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | char | Chat |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fuder, Fuhre, Karren, Wagen, Fuhrwerk, Förderwagen, Hund, Hunt, Laufkatze | Technik im Internet, um in Echtzeit zu kommunizieren |
Where the eye mixes char and Chat
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses char with Chat
A purely visual mix-up. char ([ʃaʁ]) and Chat ([t͡ʃɛt]) 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 a single letter - r in “char” becomes t in “Chat”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35161, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
char is recorded at frequency rank #31,983, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʃaʁ]. Chat is at rank #3,178, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t͡ʃɛt].
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 35161, this pair ranks #1,646,578 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of char vs Chat
Shared letters: ach. Private to "char": r. Private to "Chat": t.
"char" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "Chat" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "char" and "Chat" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "char" or "Chat" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "char" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Chat" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,646,578 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "char" and "Chat" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carr vs char". 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 #1,646,578 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.