# rats

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹæts/ · frequency rank #6,612

## Definitions
1. plural of rat

## Easily confused with
- **RS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rats-vs-rs)
- **RT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rats-vs-rt)
- **ray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rats-vs-ray)
- **raw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rats-vs-raw)
- **res** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rats-vs-res)
- **rot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rats-vs-rot)
- **RSS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rats-vs-rss)
- **ROS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rats-vs-ros)
- **ret** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rats-vs-ret)
- **rut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rats-vs-rut)
- **Rus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rats-vs-rus)
- **rav** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rats-vs-rav)
- **RTD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rats-vs-rtd)
- **RTC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rats-vs-rtc)
- **rit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rats-vs-rit)
- **RTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rats-vs-rta)
- **runs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rats-vs-runs)
- **Ross** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rats-vs-ross)
- **ruth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rats-vs-ruth)
- **rays** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rats-vs-rays)

## Common misspellings (5)
`rast`, `ratss`, `ratts`, `rrats`, `rtas`

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