The difference between Character and Letter
When used as nouns, character means a being involved in the action of a story, whereas letter means a symbol in an alphabet.
When used as verbs, character means to write (using characters), whereas letter means to print, inscribe, or paint letters on something.
check bellow for the other definitions of Character and Letter
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Character as a noun:
A being involved in the action of a story.
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Character as a noun:
A distinguishing feature; characteristic; trait; phene.
Examples:
"(genetics) A single [[locus]] governing the petal colour character was detected on the linkage group A2."
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Character as a noun:
A complex of mental and ethical traits marking a person or a group.
Examples:
"A study of the suspect's character and his cast iron alibi ruled him out."
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Character as a noun:
Strength of mind; resolution; independence; individuality; moral strength.
Examples:
"He has a great deal of character."
"You may not like to eat liver," said Calvin's father, "but it builds character."
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Character as a noun:
A unique or extraordinary individual; a person characterized by peculiar or notable traits, especially charisma.
Examples:
"Julius Caesar is a great historical character."
"That bloke is such a character."
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Character as a noun:
A written or printed symbol, or letter.
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Character as a noun (dated):
Style of writing or printing; handwriting; the particular form of letters used by a person or people.
Examples:
"an inscription in the Runic character"
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Character as a noun (dated):
A secret cipher; a way of writing in code.
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Character as a noun (computing):
One of the basic elements making up a text file or string: a code representing a printing character or a control character.
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Character as a noun (informal):
A person or individual, especially one who is unknown or raises suspicions.
Examples:
"We saw a shady character slinking out of the office with some papers."
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Character as a noun (mathematics):
A complex number representing an element of a finite Abelian group.
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Character as a noun:
Quality, position, rank, or capacity; quality or conduct with respect to a certain office or duty.
Examples:
"in the miserable character of a slave"
"in his character as a magistrate"
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Character as a noun (dated):
The estimate, individual or general, put upon a person or thing; reputation.
Examples:
"a man's character for truth and veracity"
"Her actions give her a bad character."
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Character as a noun (dated):
A reference given to a servant, attesting to his/her behaviour, competence, etc.
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Character as a noun (obsolete):
Personal appearance.
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Character as a verb (obsolete):
To write (using characters); to describe.
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Letter as a noun:
A symbol in an alphabet.
Examples:
"There are twenty-six letters in the English alphabet."
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Letter as a noun:
A written or printed communication, generally longer and more formal than a note.
Examples:
"I wrote a letter to my sister about my life."
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Letter as a noun:
The literal meaning of something, as distinguished from its intended and remoter meaning (often contrasted with the ).
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Letter as a noun:
Literature.
Examples:
"Benjamin Franklin was multiskilled – a scientist, politician and a man of letters."
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Letter as a noun (law):
A division unit of a piece of law marked by a letter of the alphabet.
Examples:
"uxi Letter (b) constitutes an exception to this provision."
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Letter as a noun (US, uncountable):
A size of paper, 8½ in × 11 in (215.9 mm × 279.4 mm, US paper sizes rounded to the nearest 5 mm).
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Letter as a noun (Canada, uncountable):
A size of paper, 215 mm × 280 mm.
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Letter as a noun (US, scholastic):
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Letter as a noun (printing, dated):
A single type; type, collectively; a style of type.
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Letter as a verb (transitive):
To print, inscribe, or paint letters on something.
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Letter as a verb (intransitive, US, scholastic):
To earn a varsity letter (award).
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Letter as a noun:
One who lets, or lets out.
Examples:
"the letter of a room"
"a blood-letter'"
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Letter as a noun (archaic):
One who retards or hinders.