# Christmas vs Xmas

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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.

### Xmas
*name · IPA /ˈkɹɪs.məs/ · frequency rank #21,118*
Abbreviation of Christmas.

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