ChartvsChatsTell them apart

Which to use

“Chart” and “Chats” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#25,086
“Chart” frequency rank
#18,201
“Chats” frequency rank
43287
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Chart Chats
Definition eine Liste von Hits, die nach deren Beliebtheit sortiert ist Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Chat

Where the eye mixes Chart and Chats

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Chart
5 ch
Chats

Look-alike desk: Chart vs Chats

A purely visual mix-up. Chart ([t͡ʃaʁt]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43287, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Chart is recorded at frequency rank #25,086, classified as anoun, pronounced [t͡ʃaʁt]. 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 43287, this pair ranks #1,422,810 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Chart vs Chats

Shared letters: acht. Private to "Chart": r. Private to "Chats": s.

"Chart" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC  ·  "Chats" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Chartcahrt · cchart · charrt · chartt · chatr · chhart · chrat · hcart
  • Chatscahts · cchats · chast · chatss · chatts · chhats · chtas · hcats

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Chart" for "Chats" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([t͡ʃaʁt] versus [t͡ʃɛt͡s]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Chart" vs "Chats" - which ranks higher?
"Chats" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,201 in our German list, against #25,086 for "Chart". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Chart" and "Chats" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Chart" 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 #1,422,810 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Chart" and "Chats" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carr vs Chart". 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 #1,422,810 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list