charity
/ˈt͡ʃɛɹəti/noun
charity is spelled C-H-A-R-I-T-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 28 times per million words in written English, the 3,288th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Charity, the name). As a noun, charity means “An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of charity is charities.
How many letters and syllables are in charity?
| Letters | 7: C-H-A-R-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 28 times per million words; the 3,288th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is charity?
Charity appears 28 times per million words in written English, the 3,288th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Charity, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce charity?
- UK /ˈtʃæɹɪti/
- US /ˈt͡ʃɛɹəti/
- US [ˈt͡ʃɛɹəɾi]
Charity has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-charity.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with charity?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as charity from its last stressed vowel (/ɛɹəti/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of charity
- charities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does charity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose.
The event raised money for local charities.
- 2
The goods or money given to those in need, or the act of doing it.
- 3
Benevolence to the less fortunate; the providing of goods or money to those in need.
act of charity
- 4
In general, an attitude of kindness and understanding towards others, now especially suggesting generosity.
July 20, 1677, John Mitchell Mason, letter to a friend Judge thyself with the judgment of sincerity, and thou witl judge others with the judgment of charity.
- 5
archaicChristian love; representing God's love of man, man's love of God, or man's love of his fellow-men.
- 6
USinformalA free throw.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Charity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Wohltätigkeitsorganisation, Charity , Wohltätigkeitsspende, Mildtätigkeitgabe, Almosen , Wohltätigkeit |
| Portuguese | instituição de caridade , caridade , doação |
| Spanish | entidad benéfica, organización caritativa , caridad , amor al prójimo |
| French | charité |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does charity come from?
From Middle English charite, from Old French charité, cherte, chariteit, cariteit, from Latin cāritās.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).