Christ

[kʁɪst]

/[kʁɪst]/ noun

The verdict

“Christ” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,025. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,025
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anhänger des Christentums

Corpus desk

Index DE-christ · Christ · German

Christ · rank #7,025 · 10 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,025
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH chemische

Nearest frequency peer: chemische (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Christ“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Christ“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Christ vs Christi
86% similar
Christ vs Christa
86% similar
Christ vs Christo
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Christ
PropertyValue
HeadwordChrist
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[kʁɪst]
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,025
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Christ“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Christliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „chemische“ (#7,024), „Clinton“ (#7,026), „Bär“ (#7,023). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Christ“ bei #7,025. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Christ (IPA [kʁɪst]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,025 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Anhänger des Christentums".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Christ, with forms such as "cchrist", "chhrist", and "chirst". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Christi", "Christa", "Christo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Christ, spelled C-H-R-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anhänger des Christentums

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Christ appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Christen glauben an einen dreifaltigen Gott.
  2. „Ihre Situation änderte sich nicht wesentlich, denn auch als Christ plagte Tilak sich und seine Frau mit denselben Entsagungen.“

Synonyms

ChristenmenschChristenseeleChristenhund

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchrist
  • chhrist
  • chirst
  • chrisst
  • christt
  • chrits
  • chrrist
  • chrsit
  • crhist
  • hcrist

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Christ - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cchrist1chhrist1chirst2chrisst1christt1chrits2chrrist1chrsit2
Edit distance from "Christ"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Christ"?
"Christ" is spelled C-H-R-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [kʁɪst].
What does "Christ" mean?
As a noun, "Christ" means: Anhänger des Christentums
What words are commonly confused with "Christ"?
"Christ" is commonly confused with "Christi", "Christa", "Christo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Christ"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Christ" is [kʁɪst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Christ" come from?
"Christ" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Christ", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list