# Christchurch

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkɹaɪst.tʃɜːtʃ/ · frequency rank #20,586

## Definitions
1. A city in Canterbury, New Zealand, which is the largest in the South Island.
2. A place in the United Kingdom:
3. A place in the United Kingdom:
4. A place in the United Kingdom:
5. A place in the United Kingdom:
6. An unincorporated community in Middlesex County, Virginia, United States.

## Etymology
From Christ + church.
* (English town): The English town's name is from the name of a priory established in 1094.
* (New Zealand city): The New Zealand city's name is from Christ Church, Oxford, an Oxford University college, chosen by an alumnus of the University.

## Common misspellings (21)
`cchristchurch`, `chhristchurch`, `chirstchurch`, `chriscthurch`, `chrisstchurch`, `christcchurch`, `christchhurch`, `christchruch`, `christchucrh`, `christchurcch`, `christchurchh`, `christchurhc`, `christchurrch`, `christcuhrch`, `christhcurch`, `christtchurch`, `chritschurch`, `chrristchurch`, `chrsitchurch`, `crhistchurch`, `hcristchurch`

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