# char

> English word · Verb · IPA /t͡ʃɑː/ · frequency rank #15,585

## Definitions
1. To burn something to charcoal; to be burnt to charcoal.
2. To burn (something) severely, so as to blacken it.
3. To burn (something) slightly or superficially so as to affect colour.

## Etymology
Back-formation from charcoal.

## Easily confused with
- **CR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/char-vs-cr)
- **CIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/char-vs-cia)
- **chi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/char-vs-chi)
- **chu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/char-vs-chu)
- **cho** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/char-vs-cho)
- **che** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/char-vs-che)
- **CPR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/char-vs-cpr)
- **cor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/char-vs-cor)
- **CPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/char-vs-cpa)
- **CSR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/char-vs-csr)
- **CSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/char-vs-csa)
- **coa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/char-vs-coa)
- **CMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/char-vs-cma)
- **CTR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/char-vs-ctr)
- **CHP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/char-vs-chp)
- **cur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/char-vs-cur)
- **CHR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/char-vs-chr)
- **CTA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/char-vs-cta)
- **chat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/char-vs-chat)
- **coal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/char-vs-coal)

## Common misspellings (6)
`cahr`, `cchar`, `charr`, `chhar`, `chra`, `hcar`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/char