charity

/ˈt͡ʃæɹ.ɪ.ti/

//ˈt͡ʃæɹ.ɪ.ti// noun

The verdict

“charity” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #47,642. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,642
frequency rank, Spanish
77,812
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Caridad (actitud de solidaridad).

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

charity vs chart
71% similar
charity vs Charly
57% similar
charity vs carita
71% similar

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

Key facts for charity
PropertyValue
Headwordcharity
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈt͡ʃæɹ.ɪ.ti/
Letters7
Frequency rank#47,642
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “charity” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). charity lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around charity (IPA /ˈt͡ʃæɹ.ɪ.ti/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,642 among 77,812 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for charity, with forms such as "cahrity", "ccharity", and "chairty". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "chart", "Charly", "carita", 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is charity, spelled C-H-A-R-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Caridad (actitud de solidaridad).
  2. 2
    Caridad (limosna).
  3. 3
    Ágape, caridad (piedad).
  4. 4
    Organización benéfica, entidad benéfica, caridad.

Synonyms

agapecharitable organization

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cahrity,ccharity,chairty,charitty,charityy,chariyt,charrity,chartiy,chharity,chraity,hcarity

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of charity - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cahrity2ccharity1chairty2charitty1charityy1chariyt2charrity1chartiy2
Edit distance from "charity"

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 "charity"?
"charity" is spelled C-H-A-R-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃæɹ.ɪ.ti/.
What does "charity" mean?
As a noun, "charity" means: Caridad (actitud de solidaridad).
What words are commonly confused with "charity"?
"charity" is commonly confused with "chart", "Charly", "carita". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "charity"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "charity" is /ˈt͡ʃæɹ.ɪ.ti/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "charity" come from?
"charity" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “charity”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is C-H-A-R-I-T-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈt͡ʃæɹ.ɪ.ti/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “chart” - see the side-by-side comparison. charity vs chart
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list