Charakter
\kaˈʁaktɐ\
The verdict
“Charakter” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Caractère, ce qui distingue une personne des autres à l’égard des mœurs, de l’âme, ensemble des caractéristiques mentales et psychologiques individuelles d’une personne, telles qu’elles s’expriment...
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Index FR-charakter · Charakter · French
Charakter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Charakter |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kaˈʁaktɐ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Charakter is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kaˈʁaktɐ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Charakter in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Charakter, spelled C-H-A-R-A-K-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Caractère, ce qui distingue une personne des autres à l’égard des mœurs, de l’âme, ensemble des caractéristiques mentales et psychologiques individuelles d’une personne, telles qu’elles s’expriment dans ses opinions, son mode de vie et son comportement.
- 2Caractère, fermeté, force d'âme.
- 3Personnalité et ses caractéristiques mentales et psychologiques.
- 4Personnalité ferme.
- 5Caractère, ce qui est le propre d’une chose ; ce qui la distingue.
- 6Caractère, ce qui est le propre d’un peuple ; ce qui le distingue.
- 7Caractère, lettre.
- 8Rang, titre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Charakter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sobald wir allein waren, kam sein wahrer Charakter zum Vorschein: Er hatte kein Interesse an mir, verachtete mich, und wenn er das Wort an mich richtete, dann nur, um mich zu demütigen oder zu verspotten.
Der junge Mann, der sich nach der Einwanderung, der Alija, den hebräisch-aramäischen Namen Ben Gurion (Sohn des Sterns) gab, war ein komplizierter Charakter, von häufiger Einsamkeit und heftigen Stimmungsschwankungen geplagt.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.