Charakter

/[kaˈʁaktɐ]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,100

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

Charakter is aGermannoun. It means: Gesamtheit der angeborenen und anerzogenen, geistig-seelischen Eigenschaften eines Menschen (Charaktereigenschaften) Pronounced [kaˈʁaktɐ]. It ranks #2,100 in German word frequency. Often confused with charter and Charaktere.

Key facts for Charakter
PropertyValue
HeadwordCharakter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kaˈʁaktɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#2,100
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Charakter in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Charakter is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kaˈʁaktɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,100 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for Charakter, with forms such as "cahrakter", "ccharakter", and "chaarkter". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "charter", "Charaktere", "Charakters", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Charakter, spelled C-H-A-R-A-K-T-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gesamtheit der angeborenen und anerzogenen, geistig-seelischen Eigenschaften eines Menschen (Charaktereigenschaften)
  2. 2
    Merkmal, charakteristische Eigenart
  3. 3
    eine Zahl als Homomorphismus in den Grundkörper
  4. 4
    Rolle, die einen besonders ausgeprägten Charakter ^([2]) aufweist
  5. 5
    Schriftzeichen
  6. 6
    Titel, Rang
  7. 7
    fiktive Person oder Figur in einem Buch, Film, Rollenspiel, Videospiel oder dergleichen
  8. 8
    Person mit einer bestimmten, prägenden Eigenschaft

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cahrakter,ccharakter,chaarkter,charaketr,charakkter,charakterr,charaktre,charaktter,charatker,charkater,charrakter,chharakter,chraakter,hcarakter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Charakter

Misspelling Variants of "Charakter"

cahrakter9ccharakter10chaarkter9charaketr9charakkter10charakterr10charaktre9charaktter10
Misspelling Variants of "Charakter"

Frequency rank: #2,100 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Charakter"?
"Charakter" is spelled C-H-A-R-A-K-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kaˈʁaktɐ].
What does "Charakter" mean?
As a noun, "Charakter" means: Gesamtheit der angeborenen und anerzogenen, geistig-seelischen Eigenschaften eines Menschen (Charaktereigenschaften)
What words are commonly confused with "Charakter"?
"Charakter" is commonly confused with "charter", "Charaktere", "Charakters". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Charakter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Charakter" is [kaˈʁaktɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Charakter" come from?
"Charakter" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.