kat

/ˈkɐt/

//ˈkɐt// noun

The verdict

“kat” sits in 18 confusable pairs (corpus #15,371) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#15,371
frequency rank, Portuguese
95
“K” headwords
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gato (Felis sylvestris catus):

Corpus desk

Index PT-kat · kat · Portuguese

kat · rank #15,371 · 0 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,371
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 95
  • PHOTO-FINISH jornalístico

Nearest frequency peer: jornalístico (-1 rank slots)

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.

Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “kat”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “kat” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.

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).

kat vs ki
33% similar
kat vs ko
33% similar
kat vs ke
33% similar

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

Key facts for kat
PropertyValue
Headwordkat
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkɐt/
Letters3
Frequency rank#15,371
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “kat”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).katcai aqui:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “jornalístico” (#15,370), “kingdom” (#15,372), “laudo” (#15,375). Entre 95 lemas com “K”, “kat” fica em #15,371. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for kat is neighbouring look-alikes ("ki", "ko", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced /ˈkɐt/. Frequency #15,371 among 95 “K” headwords. Gloss: "gato (Felis sylvestris catus):".

No generated misspelling entries exist for kat in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "ki", "ko", "ke", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is kat, spelled K-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    gato (Felis sylvestris catus):

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Die kat is aanvanklik gedomestikeerd omdat hulle goeie jagters was en hulle die mens teen knaagdiere soos rotte en muise kon beskerm.

Synonyms

huiskat

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kat"?
"kat" is spelled K-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɐt/.
What does "kat" mean?
As a noun, "kat" means: gato (Felis sylvestris catus):
What words are commonly confused with "kat"?
"kat" is commonly confused with "ki", "ko", "ke". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kat" is /ˈkɐt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kat" come from?
"kat" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list