Clarissa

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The verdict

“Clarissa” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,202. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,202
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - englischer weiblicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-clarissa · Clarissa · German

Clarissa · rank #45,202 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,202
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH claims

Nearest frequency peer: claims (-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 „Clarissa“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Clarissa“ 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).

Clarissa vs of
0% similar
Clarissa vs ii
13% similar
Clarissa vs TO
0% similar

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

Key facts for Clarissa
PropertyValue
HeadwordClarissa
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters8
Frequency rank#45,202
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Clarissa“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „claims“ (#45,201), „Colleges“ (#45,203), „Christensen“ (#45,200). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Clarissa“ bei #45,202. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Clarissa (IPA […]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #45,202 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "englischer weiblicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Clarissa, with forms such as "calrissa", "cclarissa", and "clairssa". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "of", "ii", "TO", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Clarissa, spelled C-L-A-R-I-S-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    englischer weiblicher Vorname

This word in other languages

Clarisa(Español)Clarisse(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • calrissa
  • cclarissa
  • clairssa
  • clarisa
  • clarisas
  • clarißa
  • clarrissa
  • clarsisa
  • cllarissa
  • clraissa
  • lcarissa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Clarissa - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

calrissa2cclarissa1clairssa2clarisa1clarisas2clarißa2clarrissa1clarsisa2
Edit distance from "Clarissa"

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 "Clarissa"?
"Clarissa" is spelled C-L-A-R-I-S-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Clarissa" mean?
As a proper noun, "Clarissa" means: englischer weiblicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Clarissa"?
"Clarissa" is commonly confused with "of", "ii", "TO". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Clarissa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Clarissa" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Clarissa" come from?
"Clarissa" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Colleges#45,203Chinesin#45,199darkness#45,207decision#45,208

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Delphin11 variantsBurbach11 variantsbewegst11 variantsbesaufen11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list