# chat

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈt͡ʃæt/ · frequency rank #2,616

## Definitions
1. To be engaged in informal conversation.
2. To talk more than a few words.
3. To talk of; to discuss.
4. To chat shit (to speak nonsense, to lie).
5. To exchange text or voice messages in real time through a computer network such as a social media chat room or messaging application (as if having a face-to-face conversation instead of SMS or writing emails or letters).

## Etymology
Clipping of chatter. The bird sense refers to the sound of its call.

## Easily confused with
- **CT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chat-vs-ct)
- **cut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chat-vs-cut)
- **CIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chat-vs-cia)
- **chi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chat-vs-chi)
- **chu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chat-vs-chu)
- **cho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chat-vs-cho)
- **che** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chat-vs-che)
- **CPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chat-vs-cpa)
- **cot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chat-vs-cot)
- **CSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chat-vs-csa)
- **coa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chat-vs-coa)
- **CMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chat-vs-cma)
- **CRT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chat-vs-crt)
- **CST** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chat-vs-cst)
- **CHP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chat-vs-chp)
- **cit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chat-vs-cit)
- **CHR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chat-vs-chr)
- **CTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chat-vs-cta)
- **cost** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chat-vs-cost)
- **coal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chat-vs-coal)

## Common misspellings (6)
`caht`, `cchat`, `chatt`, `chhat`, `chta`, `hcat`

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