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character vs letter

letter vs character

character and letter both are nouns.

character and letter both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
character Yes No Yes No
letter Yes No Yes No
As nouns, letter is a hyponym of character; that is, letter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than character:
  • character: a written symbol that is used to represent speech
  • letter: the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
Other hyponyms of character include allograph, check character, superior, superscript, inferior, subscript, ASCII character, ligature, capital, capital letter, majuscule, upper-case letter, uppercase, lower-case letter, lowercase, minuscule, small letter, type, percent sign, percentage sign, asterisk, star, dagger, obelisk, diesis, double dagger, double obelisk, alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, blank, space, phonetic symbol, mathematical symbol, rune, runic letter, pictograph, ideogram, ideograph, radical, stenograph, siglum.
character (noun) letter (noun)
(genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes a written message addressed to a person or organization
the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something an award earned by participation in a school sport
an actor's portrayal of someone in a play a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention)
a written symbol that is used to represent speech owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire
a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
good repute
character (verb) letter (verb)
engrave or inscribe characters on mark letters on or mark with letters
set down or print with letters
win an athletic letter
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