Which to use
“Chat” and “Chats” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,178
- “Chat” frequency rank
- #18,201
- “Chats” frequency rank
- 21379
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Chat | Chats |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Technik im Internet, um in Echtzeit zu kommunizieren | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Chat |
Where the eye mixes Chat and Chats
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Chat vs Chats
A purely visual mix-up. Chat ([t͡ʃɛt]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Chat” sits inside “Chats”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21379, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Chat is recorded at frequency rank #3,178, classified as anoun, pronounced [t͡ʃɛt]. 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 21379, this pair ranks #1,886,971 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Chat vs Chats
Shared letters: acht. Private to "Chat": -. Private to "Chats": s.
"Chat" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "Chats" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Chat" and "Chats" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Chat" or "Chats" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Chat" 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 #1,886,971 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Chat" 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 #1,886,971 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.