character

/ˈkæɹ.ɪk.tə/

//ˈkæɹ.ɪk.tə// noun

The verdict

“character” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,211 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,211
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Carácter.

Corpus desk

Index ES-character · character · Spanish

character · rank #65,211 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,211
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH chanchos

Nearest frequency peer: chanchos (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “character”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “character” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for character
PropertyValue
Headwordcharacter
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkæɹ.ɪk.tə/
Letters9
Frequency rank#65,211
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “character” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).charactercae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “chanchos” (#65,210), “Chascomús” (#65,213), “chinchón” (#65,215). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “character” va en #65,211. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

character is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,211 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkæɹ.ɪk.tə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for character in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is character, spelled C-H-A-R-A-C-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Carácter.
  2. 2
    Símbolo escrito.
  3. 3
    Reputación
  4. 4
    Buena reputación.
  5. 5
    Personaje
  6. 6
    Tipo, figura, hablando de una persona.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "character"?
"character" is spelled C-H-A-R-A-C-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkæɹ.ɪk.tə/.
What does "character" mean?
As a noun, "character" means: Carácter.
How do you pronounce "character"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "character" is /ˈkæɹ.ɪk.tə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "character" come from?
"character" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list