Which to use
“char” and “Chats” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,983
- “char” frequency rank
- #18,201
- “Chats” frequency rank
- 50184
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | char | Chats |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fuder, Fuhre, Karren, Wagen, Fuhrwerk, Förderwagen, Hund, Hunt, Laufkatze | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Chat |
Where the eye mixes char and Chats
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses char with Chats
A purely visual mix-up. char ([ʃaʁ]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50184, 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]. 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 50184, this pair ranks #1,183,410 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of char vs Chats
Shared letters: ach. Private to "char": r. Private to "Chats": st.
"char" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "Chats" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "char" for "Chats" ever safe?
Which is more common, "char" or "Chats"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "char" 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 #1,183,410 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "char" and "Chats" 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 #1,183,410 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.