Charisma

/[ˈkaːʁɪsma]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,491

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Charisma is aGermannoun. It means: die Gabe, Offenbarungen, Inspirationen und Erleuchtungen empfangen zu können Pronounced [ˈkaːʁɪsma]. Often confused with Christa and Clarissa.

Key facts for Charisma
PropertyValue
HeadwordCharisma
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkaːʁɪsma]
Letters8
Frequency rank#25,491
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Charisma is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkaːʁɪsma]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,491 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for Charisma, with forms such as "cahrisma", "ccharisma", and "chairsma". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Christa", "Clarissa", 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 Charisma, spelled C-H-A-R-I-S-M-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Gabe, Offenbarungen, Inspirationen und Erleuchtungen empfangen zu können
  2. 2
    besondere Ausstrahlung einer Person
  3. 3
    Kurzform für charismatische Herrschaft

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cahrisma,ccharisma,chairsma,charimsa,charisam,charismma,charissma,charrisma,charsima,chharisma,chraisma,hcarisma

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Charisma

Misspelling Variants of "Charisma"

cahrisma8ccharisma9chairsma8charimsa8charisam8charismma9charissma9charrisma9
Misspelling Variants of "Charisma"

Frequency rank: #25,491 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Charisma"?
"Charisma" is spelled C-H-A-R-I-S-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaːʁɪsma].
What does "Charisma" mean?
As a noun, "Charisma" means: die Gabe, Offenbarungen, Inspirationen und Erleuchtungen empfangen zu können
What words are commonly confused with "Charisma"?
"Charisma" is commonly confused with "Christa", "Clarissa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Charisma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Charisma" is [ˈkaːʁɪsma]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Charisma" come from?
"Charisma" 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.