# chat vs Chau

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### chat
*verb · IPA /ˈt͡ʃæt/ · frequency rank #2,616*
To be engaged in informal conversation.

### Chau
*name · IPA /tʃaʊ/ · frequency rank #43,079*
A surname.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chat-vs-chau