christ
/kɹaɪst/noun
christ is spelled C-H-R-I-S-T: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 62 times per million words in written English, the 1,696th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, christ means “Alternative form of Christ” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of christ is christs.
How many letters and syllables are in christ?
| Letters | 6: C-H-R-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 62 times per million words; the 1,696th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is christ?
Christ appears 62 times per million words in written English, the 1,696th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce christ?
- /kɹaɪst/
Christ has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-Christ.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Christ.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-christ.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with christ?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as christ.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: strich.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of christ
- christs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does christ mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of Christ.
False christs will offer false hope and provide no salvation.
noun
- 1
A figure or other artistic depiction of Jesus Christ.
interjection
- 1
An expletive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Christ in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Christ , bon Dieu de merde, crisse |
| Spanish | Cristo , ¡hostia!, ¡me cago en Dios! |
| German | Herrgott |
| Portuguese | bom Jesus de merda |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.