Christianity
/ˌkɹɪstiˈænɪti/
"christianity" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Christianity” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #5,199 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #5,199
- frequency rank, English
- 12
- letters
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An Abrahamic religion originating from the community of the followers of Jesus Christ.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Christianity |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˌkɹɪstiˈænɪti/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #5,199 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Christianity” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Christianity is 12 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌkɹɪstiˈænɪti/. Corpus data places it at rank #5,199 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Christianity, with forms such as "cchristianity", "chhristianity", and "chirstianity". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English Cristiente, Cristente, borrowed from Old French crestienté, from Medieval Latin stem of Chrīstiānitās, from Latin christianus, Christianus, from Ancient Greek Χριστιανός (Khristianós), from Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ, anointed one”) + La… The correct English form is Christianity, spelled C-H-R-I-S-T-I-A-N-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1An Abrahamic religion originating from the community of the followers of Jesus Christ.
- 2Protestantism (in contrast to Catholicism)
Etymology
From Middle English Cristiente, Cristente, borrowed from Old French crestienté, from Medieval Latin stem of Chrīstiānitās, from Latin christianus, Christianus, from Ancient Greek Χριστιανός (Khristianós), from Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ, anointed one”) + Latin -anus (“suffix for of, related to”) + one more suffix borrowed from Latin "ity" makes the final Christian + -ity. The term was respelled in the early modern English period to more closely reflect its Latin etymon.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cchristianity,chhristianity,chirstianity,chrisitanity,chrisstianity,christainity,christiainty,christianitty,christianityy,christianiyt,christiannity,christiantiy,christinaity,christtianity,chritsianity,chrristianity,chrsitianity,crhistianity,hcristianity
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Christianity - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Christianity”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-H-R-I-S-T-I-A-N-I-T-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌkɹɪstiˈænɪti/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.