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Charachter or character?

Did you mean character? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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charachter

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character

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Correct spelling: character. Misspelling: charachter.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

There's only one H, right after the first C: CHAR-ac-ter.

Why people write “charachter”

The misspelling “charachter” is only one letter off: it adds an extra letter, H.

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make character automatic.

Other misspellings of “character”

People also write “charactor”. Here is where each one goes wrong.

“charactor”

Letter by letter
CorrectWrong

Correct spelling: character. Misspelling: charactor.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

The misspelling “charactor” is only one letter off: it writes O where character has E, an easy slip because in an unstressed syllable both vowels can sound like the same soft "uh".

What does “character” mean?

character noun

  1. an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

    “she is the main character in the novel”

    Synonyms:

  2. a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something

    “each town has a quality all its own”

    Synonyms:qualitylineament

  3. the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions

    “education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer”

    Synonyms:fiberfibre

  4. an actor's portrayal of someone in a play

    “she played the part of Desdemona”

    Synonyms:rolepartpersona

character verb

  1. engrave or inscribe characters on

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Character” in a sentence

  • The main character is a retired detective.
  • She is the main character in the novel.
  • Each town has a quality all its own.
  • Education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer.

Is “character” a playable word?

c 3h 4a 1r 1a 1c 3t 1e 1r 1

16 points in Scrabble · 17 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“charachter” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from CHARACTER.

Character: quick answers

Is it charachter or character?
The correct spelling is character. “charachter” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists. “charactor” is wrong too.
How can I remember how to spell character?
There's only one H, right after the first C: CHAR-ac-ter.
What does character mean?
Character means: an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story).