# Charlene

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ʃɑɹˈlin/ · frequency rank #31,103

## Definitions
1. A female given name from the Germanic languages; most used in the U.S. in the 1940s.

## Etymology
A feminine form of Charles coined in the nineteenth century. Compare Marlene, Helene and Magdalene for the suffix.

## Easily confused with
- **Charles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charlene-vs-charles)
- **Charlie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charlene-vs-charlie)
- **Charley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charlene-vs-charley)
- **challenge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/challenge-vs-charlene)

## Common misspellings (12)
`cahrlene`, `ccharlene`, `chalrene`, `charelne`, `charleen`, `charlenne`, `charllene`, `charlnee`, `charrlene`, `chharlene`, `chralene`, `hcarlene`

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