# Chris

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /kɹɪs/ · frequency rank #1,628

## Definitions
1. A diminutive of the male given names Christopher or (less commonly) Christian.
2. A diminutive of the female given name (along with other variant forms) Christina.

## Easily confused with
- **cis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chris-vs-cis)
- **CRS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chris-vs-crs)
- **CRI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chris-vs-cri)
- **crib** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chris-vs-crib)
- **Cris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chris-vs-cris)
- **crit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chris-vs-crit)
- **crim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chris-vs-crim)
- **corps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chris-vs-corps)
- **cries** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chris-vs-cries)
- **Cyrus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chris-vs-cyrus)
- **crisp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chris-vs-crisp)
- **cores** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chris-vs-cores)
- **Cyril** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chris-vs-cyril)
- **cords** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chris-vs-cords)
- **curie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chris-vs-curie)
- **cribs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chris-vs-cribs)
- **chums** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chris-vs-chums)
- **curia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chris-vs-curia)
- **Crist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chris-vs-crist)
- **Christ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chris-vs-christ)

## Common misspellings (8)
`cchris`, `chhris`, `chirs`, `chriss`, `chrris`, `chrsi`, `crhis`, `hcris`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/chris