# chatty

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈt͡ʃæti/ · frequency rank #31,912

## Definitions
1. Of a person, chatting a lot or fond of chatting.
2. Of a text or speech, expressed in a conversational style.
3. Supplying more information than necessary; verbose.

## Etymology
From chat (“informal conversation”) + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **crafty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chatty-vs-crafty)
- **chitty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chatty-vs-chitty)
- **chat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chat-vs-chatty)
- **chart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chart-vs-chatty)
- **chant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chant-vs-chatty)
- **Cathy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cathy-vs-chatty)
- **chats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chats-vs-chatty)
- **catty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/catty-vs-chatty)
- **Chaney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chaney-vs-chatty)
- **chaste** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chaste-vs-chatty)
- **chalky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chalky-vs-chatty)
- **charity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charity-vs-chatty)
- **chatter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chatter-vs-chatty)
- **chatted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chatted-vs-chatty)
- **chastity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chastity-vs-chatty)

## Common misspellings (8)
`cahtty`, `cchatty`, `chattyy`, `chaty`, `chatyt`, `chhatty`, `chtaty`, `hcatty`

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