# chatter vs chatty

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### chatter
*noun · IPA /ˈtʃætə/ · frequency rank #17,565*
Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk.

### chatty
*adjective · IPA /ˈt͡ʃæti/ · frequency rank #31,912*
Of a person, chatting a lot or fond of chatting.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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