# cata vs chats

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### cata
*noun · IPA \ka.ta\ · frequency rank #30,510*
Catastrophe.

### chats
*noun · IPA \ʃa\ · frequency rank #4,055*
Pluriel de chat (animal).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/cata-vs-chats