charger

\ʃaʁ.ʒe\

/\ʃaʁ.ʒe\/ verb

The verdict

“charger” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #5,432 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#5,432
frequency rank, French
7
letters
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Garnir d’une charge.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

charger vs charte
71% similar
charger vs charme
71% similar
charger vs Charles
57% similar

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

Key facts for charger
PropertyValue
Headwordcharger
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʃaʁ.ʒe\
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,432
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “charger” sits in French 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). charger lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for charger is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʃaʁ.ʒe\. Corpus data places it at rank #5,432 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 24 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for charger, with forms such as "cahrger", "ccharger", and "chagrer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "charte", "charme", "Charles", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is charger, spelled C-H-A-R-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Garnir d’une charge.
  2. 2
    Joindre le poids des matériaux nécessaires pour contenir l’effort.
  3. 3
    Accabler, en parlant des coups, des injures, des opprobres, des malédictions.
  4. 4
    Prendre quelque chose sur sa conscience.
  5. 5
    Accuser.
  6. 6
    Mettre une chose dans sa mémoire, s’appliquer sérieusement à la retenir.
  7. 7
    Exagérer le montant des frais dans un compte, etc.
  8. 8
    Facturer.
  9. 9
    Peser sur.
  10. 10
    Mettre avec profusion certaines choses sur une autre.
  11. 11
    Imposer une charge, une condition onéreuse.
  12. 12
    Déposer contre quelqu’un, dire des choses qui tendent à le faire condamner.
  13. 13
    Mettre dans une arme à feu ce qu’il faut de poudre, de plomb, etc., pour tirer un coup.
  14. 14
    Garnir, pourvoir de quelque chose.
  15. 15
    Charger une lettre, un paquet, y insérer des billets de banque, des valeurs et en faire une déclaration au bureau de poste envoyeur.
  16. 16
    Représenter avec exagération les traits, la figure d’une personne, pour la rendre ridicule, sans qu’elle cesse d’être reconnaissable.
  17. 17
    Exagérer avec malignité les défauts de quelqu’un.
  18. 18
    Faire toute exagération en matière d’art ou de littérature.
  19. 19
    Marcher vers l’ennemi et l’attaquer avec impétuosité.
  20. 20
    Donner commission, donner ordre pour l’exécution de quelque chose, pour la conduite de quelque affaire.
  21. 21
    Prendre le soin, la conduite de quelque chose.
  22. 22
    Prendre le soin, la conduite de quelqu’un.
  23. 23
    Se couvrir, en parlant du ciel et des nuages.
  24. 24
    Transférer des données, par exemple fichier ou un programme, vers la mémoire vive d’un ordinateur à partir d’une mémoire auxiliaire.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cahrger,ccharger,chagrer,charegr,chargerr,chargger,chargre,charrger,chharger,chrager,hcarger

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of charger - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cahrger2ccharger1chagrer2charegr2chargerr1chargger1chargre2charrger1
Edit distance from "charger"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "charger"?
"charger" is spelled C-H-A-R-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃaʁ.ʒe\.
What does "charger" mean?
As a verb, "charger" means: Garnir d’une charge.
What words are commonly confused with "charger"?
"charger" is commonly confused with "charte", "charme", "Charles". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "charger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "charger" is \ʃaʁ.ʒe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "charger" come from?
"charger" is a French 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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Using “charger”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is C-H-A-R-G-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʃaʁ.ʒe\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “charte” - see the side-by-side comparison. charger vs charte
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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