# shat vs shit

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### shat
*verb · IPA /ʃæt/ · frequency rank #39,557*
simple past and past participle of shit

### shit
*noun · IPA /ʃɪt/ · frequency rank #316*
Usually solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels; feces.

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