charact
/ˈkæɹækt/obsolete
charact is spelled C-H-A-R-A-C-T: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, charact means “A letter or character” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of charact is characts.
How many letters and syllables are in charact?
| Letters | 7: C-H-A-R-A-C-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 46 million words; the 209,386th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is charact?
Charact appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce charact?
- /ˈkæɹækt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does charact mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteA letter or character.
- 2
obsoleteA character or personality.
- 3
archaicA magical symbol.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does charact come from?
From Old French characte, from Latin *characta, from Ancient Greek χαρακτός (kharaktós).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).