# Cato

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkeɪ.təʊ/ · frequency rank #27,085

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Latin.
2. A place in the United States:
3. A place in the United States:
4. A place in the United States:
5. A place in the United States:
6. A place in the United States:
7. A place in the United States:

## Etymology
From Latin Cato. A cognomen made particularly famous by Cato the Elder and Younger, members of the gens Porcia.

## Easily confused with
- **co** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cato-vs-co)
- **CT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cato-vs-ct)
- **cut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cato-vs-cut)
- **CEO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cato-vs-ceo)
- **cho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cato-vs-cho)
- **coo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cato-vs-coo)
- **cot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cato-vs-cot)
- **CFO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cato-vs-cfo)
- **CRT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cato-vs-crt)
- **CST** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cato-vs-cst)
- **CBT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cato-vs-cbt)
- **CTR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cato-vs-ctr)
- **CET** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cato-vs-cet)
- **cit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cato-vs-cit)
- **CRO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cato-vs-cro)
- **CTE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cato-vs-cte)
- **CTO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cato-vs-cto)
- **CTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cato-vs-cta)
- **CBO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cato-vs-cbo)
- **cay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cato-vs-cay)

## Common misspellings (4)
`acto`, `catto`, `ccato`, `ctao`

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