congrats

/kənˈɡɹæts/

//kənˈɡɹæts// intj

"congrats" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“congrats” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,999. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,999
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Clipping of congratulations.

Corpus desk

Index EN-congrats · congrats · English

congrats · rank #6,999 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,999
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH civilization

Nearest frequency peer: civilization (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “congrats”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “congrats” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

congrats vs congress
75% similar
congrats vs contracts
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for congrats
PropertyValue
Headwordcongrats
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechInterjection
IPA/kənˈɡɹæts/
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,999
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “congrats”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).congratslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “civilization” (#6,998), “characterized” (#6,997), “creativity” (#7,001). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “congrats” is #6,999. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around congrats (IPA /kənˈɡɹæts/), aninterjection. Corpus frequency is #6,999 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Clipping of congratulations.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for congrats, with forms such as "ccongrats", "cnograts", and "cognrats". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "congress", "contracts", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is congrats, spelled C-O-N-G-R-A-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Clipping of congratulations.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how congrats appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. You were cast in the show? Congrats!

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccongrats
  • cnograts
  • cognrats
  • congarts
  • conggrats
  • congrast
  • congratss
  • congratts
  • congrrats
  • congrtas
  • conngrats
  • conrgats
  • ocngrats

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of congrats - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccongrats1cnograts2cognrats2congarts2conggrats1congrast2congratss1congratts1
Edit distance from "congrats"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "congrats"?
"congrats" is spelled C-O-N-G-R-A-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is /kənˈɡɹæts/.
What does "congrats" mean?
As an interjection, "congrats" means: Clipping of congratulations.
What words are commonly confused with "congrats"?
"congrats" is commonly confused with "congress", "contracts". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "congrats"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "congrats" is /kənˈɡɹæts/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "congrats" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "congrats", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list