# pats vs Plato

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pats
*noun · IPA /pæts/ · frequency rank #19,160*
plural of pat

### Plato
*name · IPA /ˈpleɪ.təʊ/ · frequency rank #17,922*
A male given name from Ancient Greek.

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