Which to use
“kat” is a noun and “Kathi” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,950
- “kat” frequency rank
- #36,439
- “Kathi” frequency rank
- 49389
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kat | Kathi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Katze | weiblicher Vorname |
Letter map: kat vs Kathi
Shared letters muted; letters that set kat and Kathi apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - kat and Kathi
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: kat is anoun and Kathianame. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “kat” sits inside “Kathi”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49389, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kat is recorded at frequency rank #12,950, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Kathi is at rank #36,439, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈkaːti].
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 49389, this pair ranks #1,213,361 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of kat vs Kathi
Shared letters: akt. Private to "kat": -. Private to "Kathi": hi.
"kat" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Kathi" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Kathi ← akthi · kahti · kathhi · katih · katthi · kkathi · ktahi
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "kat" for "Kathi" ever safe?
Which is more common, "kat" or "Kathi"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "kat" and "Kathi".
- Full dictionary entry for "kat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Kathi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,213,361 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kat" and "Kathi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kartei vs Kathi". 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 #1,213,361 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.