# Christian vs Christmas

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Christian
*noun · IPA /ˈkɹɪʃt͡ʃən/ · frequency rank #1,391*
A believer in Christianity.

### Christmas
*name · IPA /ˈkɹɪsməs/ · frequency rank #1,297*
A festival or holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ and incorporating various Christian, pre-Christian, pagan, and secular customs, which in Western Christianity is celebrated on December 25 (Christmas Day) in most places.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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