Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

char

/t͡ʃɑɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.47 in modern English

Syllables
char
IPA
/t͡ʃɑɹ/
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To burn something to charcoal; to be burnt to charcoal.

verb

To burn (something) severely, so as to blacken it.

Transitive verb

verb

To burn (something) slightly or superficially so as to affect colour.

Transitive verb

noun

A charred substance.

noun

Any of the several species of fishes of the genus Salvelinus.

noun

A time; a turn or occasion.

Obsolete

noun

A turn of work; a labour or item of business.

Obsolete

noun

An odd job, a chore or piece of housework.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Back-formation from charcoal.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, ceara, schar, skard, *skardaz, cherre

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /t͡ʃɑɹ/
  • British English: /t͡ʃɑː/

Usage

Inflected Forms

chars (present, singular) charring (participle, present) charred (participle, past) charred (past) chewre (alternative, obsolete) chars (plural) charr (alternative) chare (alternative) charing (participle, present) chared (participle, past) chared (past)

Derived Forms

charbroil charburger charry agrichar biochar charcloth chargrill charizing Charmouth

Phrases

char up bone char American brook char Arctic char signed char unsigned char char kueh teow char kway teow

Frequently Paired Words

chore charset charstring byte double float int long

Synonyms

coal blacken scorch sear singe charcoal charlady charwoman cleaning lady cleaning woman

Rhymes With

are far car star all-star bar guitar hr pr mar par ar

Questions

How do you pronounce char?
The recorded pronunciation is /t͡ʃɑɹ/.
What does char mean?
To burn something to charcoal; to be burnt to charcoal.
Where does char come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce char

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