characters

/ˈkɛɹəktɚz/

//ˈkɛɹəktɚz// noun

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"characters" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“characters” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,390. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,390
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of character

Corpus desk

Index EN-characters · characters · English

characters · rank #1,390 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,390
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH challenge

Nearest frequency peer: challenge (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “characters”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “characters” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

characters vs character
90% similar
characters vs characterise
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for characters
PropertyValue
Headwordcharacters
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkɛɹəktɚz/
Letters10
Frequency rank#1,390
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “characters”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).characterslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “challenge” (#1,389), “Christian” (#1,391), “caused” (#1,388). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “characters” is #1,390. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around characters (IPA /ˈkɛɹəktɚz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,390 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of character".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for characters, with forms such as "cahracters", "ccharacters", and "chaarcters". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "character", "characterise", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is characters, spelled C-H-A-R-A-C-T-E-R-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of character

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cahracters
  • ccharacters
  • chaarcters
  • characcters
  • characetrs
  • characterrs
  • characterss
  • charactesr
  • charactres
  • charactters
  • charatcers
  • charcaters
  • charracters
  • chharacters
  • chraacters
  • hcaracters

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of characters - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cahracters2ccharacters1chaarcters2characcters1characetrs2characterrs1characterss1charactesr2
Edit distance from "characters"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "characters"?
"characters" is spelled C-H-A-R-A-C-T-E-R-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɛɹəktɚz/.
What does "characters" mean?
As a noun, "characters" means: plural of character
What words are commonly confused with "characters"?
"characters" is commonly confused with "character", "characterise". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "characters"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "characters" is /ˈkɛɹəktɚz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "characters" come from?
"characters" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "characters", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

eventually#1,394associated#1,357operations#1,433commission#1,299

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

protection16 variantsinvestment16 variantstraditional16 variantsindividuals16 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list