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Charactor or character?

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

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Correct spelling: character. Misspelling: charactor.

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 “charactor”

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".

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.

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

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

Character: quick answers

Is it charactor or character?
The correct spelling is character. “charactor” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
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).