Charlatan is nice, it has a simple UI (relatively speaking), all functions on a single page.
It lacks sine waveform, though it can me emulated somehow by the OSC shape, but a beginner will not appreciate this. It also lacks a sub-osc and fx.
Some might say it's for the better, because you will have to focus on the basics to make good sounds out of it.
Synth1 offers a lot more (including all the above missing from Charlatan). Still on a single page, but the UI might seem daunting to a beginner.
However you can create more complete, impressive and production-ready sounds with Synth1, so you can have a lot more fun and reward with it.
TAL Noizem4k3r seems like a good proposal, but I dislike the panels UI, you cannot see everything at once.
My opinion is that you don't have to use just one synth to learn synthesis on. You can focus on one synth at a time, yes, but why stay there?
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