Charakter
German, noun/kaˈraktər/
Charakter is spelled C-H-A-R-A-K-T-E-R (9 letters) and appears 40 times per million words in written German, the 2,115th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Charakter is a German masculine noun meaning “character; the totality of someone's personal qualities” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gesamtheit der angeborenen und anerzogenen, geistig-seelischen Eigenschaften eines Menschen…”.
What does Charakter mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecharacter; the totality of someone's personal qualities
Ein Mann von ausgezeichnetem Charakter.
- 2
masculinecharacter, characteristic feature or nature of a thing, place, or people
der Charakter der Stadt
- 3
masculinecharacter, symbol, written glyph
- 4
archaicdatedmasculinetitle, rank
noun
- 1
masculinea character; role/figure in a theatrical play, video game etc., which has a noticeable character (set of personal qualities)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gesamtheit der angeborenen und anerzogenen, geistig-seelischen Eigenschaften eines Menschen (Charaktereigenschaften) 2. Merkmal, charakteristische Eigenart 3. eine Zahl als Homomorphismus in den Grundkörper 4. Rolle, die einen besonders ausgeprägten Charakter ^([2]) aufweist
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Charakter
- Charakters genitive
- Charaktere plural
- Charakteren dative definite plural
- Charaktern dative definite plural
- Character alternative
- Karakter alternative
- Char abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Charakter?
- /kaˈraktər/
- [kaˈʁak.tɐ]
- /karakˈteːr/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Charakter
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Charakter in German?
Charakter appears 40 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).