In charge or incharge?
in charge is a prepositional phrase meaning “Having the responsibility of leading or overseeing”; incharge is a noun meaning “The person who is in charge of something; an employee with responsibility for a…”. Use in charge as a prepositional phrase and incharge as a noun. in charge is written as two words and incharge as one word; they are used differently.
What is the difference between in charge and incharge?
| in charge | incharge | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | prepositional phrase | noun |
| Meaning | Having the responsibility of leading or overseeing Having the power of command or control | IndiaThe person who is in charge of something; an employee with responsibility for a department of a company; a manager, supervisor |
| Example | He left his daughter in charge of watching her younger sisters | none recorded |
| Forms | none | incharges |
| Pronunciation | not recorded | not recorded |
| In writing | not counted (the list counts single words) | about once in every 8 million words |
Sources: in charge and incharge in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of in charge and incharge
in charge
- 1
Having the responsibility of leading or overseeing
He left his daughter in charge of watching her younger sisters
- 2
Having the power of command or control
This internet browser puts you in charge of your personal settings
- 3
datedIn the care, custody or command (of someone)
The suspect was given in charge and taken to the police station
incharge
- 1
IndiaThe person who is in charge of something; an employee with responsibility for a department of a company; a manager, supervisor
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, in charge or incharge?
in charge is a phrase, which the list of single words does not count; incharge about once in every 8 million words.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).