# splash vs splat

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### splash
*noun · IPA /splæʃ/ · frequency rank #8,988*
The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.

### 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: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/splash-vs-splat