# charity

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtʃæɹɪti/ · frequency rank #3,283

## Definitions
1. An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose.
2. The goods or money given to those in need.
3. Benevolence to others less fortunate than ourselves; the providing of goods or money to those in need.
4. In general, an attitude of kindness and understanding towards others, now especially suggesting generosity.
5. Christian love; representing God's love of man, man's love of God, or man's love of his fellow-men.
6. A free throw.

## Etymology
From Middle English charite, from Old French charité, cherte, chariteit, cariteit, from Latin cāritās.

## Easily confused with
- **chart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charity-vs-chart)
- **chatty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charity-vs-chatty)
- **clarity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charity-vs-clarity)
- **clarify** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charity-vs-clarify)
- **Christy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charity-vs-christy)
- **Charley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charity-vs-charley)
- **chastity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charity-vs-chastity)
- **cavity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cavity-vs-charity)
- **chariot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chariot-vs-charity)
- **Charing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charing-vs-charity)

## Common misspellings (11)
`cahrity`, `ccharity`, `chairty`, `charitty`, `charityy`, `chariyt`, `charrity`, `chartiy`, `chharity`, `chraity`, `hcarity`

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