# spat vs splat

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### spat
*verb · IPA /spæt/ · frequency rank #19,703*
simple past and past participle of spit

### splat
*noun · IPA /splæt/ · frequency rank #41,898*
The narrow wooden centre piece of a chair back.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spat-vs-splat