# tater vs tatters

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tater
*noun · IPA /ˈteɪtə/ · frequency rank #47,371*
A potato.

### tatters
*noun · IPA /ˈtætəz/ · frequency rank #48,523*
Ragged clothing or fabric, paper, etc.

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