Christa

/[ˈkʁɪsta]/ name

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,114

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

Christa is aGermanname. It means: weiblicher Vorname Pronounced [ˈkʁɪsta]. Often confused with Christi and Christo.

Key facts for Christa
PropertyValue
HeadwordChrista
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[ˈkʁɪsta]
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,114
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Christa in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Christa is 7 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkʁɪsta]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,114 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "weiblicher Vorname".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Christa, with forms such as "cchrista", "chhrista", and "chirsta". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Christi", "Christo", "Christen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Christa, spelled C-H-R-I-S-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    weiblicher Vorname

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cchrista,chhrista,chirsta,chrisat,chrissta,christta,chritsa,chrrista,chrsita,crhista,hcrista

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Christa

Misspelling Variants of "Christa"

cchrista8chhrista8chirsta7chrisat7chrissta8christta8chritsa7chrrista8
Misspelling Variants of "Christa"

Frequency rank: #13,114 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Christa"?
"Christa" is spelled C-H-R-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkʁɪsta].
What does "Christa" mean?
As a name, "Christa" means: weiblicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Christa"?
"Christa" is commonly confused with "Christi", "Christo", "Christen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Christa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Christa" is [ˈkʁɪsta]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Christa" come from?
"Christa" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Other entries that begin with the letter C in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.