Christopher

/ˈkɹɪs.tə.fɚ/

//ˈkɹɪs.tə.fɚ// name

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"christopher" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Christopher” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #4,928. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,928
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A male given name from Ancient Greek.

Corpus desk

Index EN-christopher · Christopher · English

Christopher · rank #4,928 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,928
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH cheaper

Nearest frequency peer: cheaper (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Christopher”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Christopher” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Christopher
PropertyValue
HeadwordChristopher
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈkɹɪs.tə.fɚ/
Letters11
Frequency rank#4,928
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Christopher”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Christopherlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “cheaper” (#4,927), “climb” (#4,929), “Charlotte” (#4,926). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “Christopher” is #4,928. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around Christopher (IPA /ˈkɹɪs.tə.fɚ/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #4,928 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Christopher, with forms such as "cchristopher", "chhristopher", and "chirstopher". 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, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Late Latin Christophorus, from Koine Greek Χρῑστόφορος (Khrīstóphoros, “carrier of Christ”), from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”) + φόρος (phóros, “carrier, bearer”), from φέρειν (phérein, “to carry, to bear”) + -ος (-os, “-er: forming agent… The correct English form is Christopher, spelled C-H-R-I-S-T-O-P-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A male given name from Ancient Greek.
  2. 2
    A surname originating as a patronymic.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Christopher appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Am not I Christopher Sly, old Sly's son, of Burtonheath; by birth a pedlar, by education a card-maker, by transmutation a bear-herd, and now by present profession a tinker?
  2. - - - a baby, which also happened to fall due, was baptized "Paul" ( for the church ) "Christopher" ( because St. Christopher had to do with rivers and ferries ), the Rector strenuously resisting the parents' desire to call it "Van Weyden Flood".

Etymology

From Late Latin Christophorus, from Koine Greek Χρῑστόφορος (Khrīstóphoros, “carrier of Christ”), from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”) + φόρος (phóros, “carrier, bearer”), from φέρειν (phérein, “to carry, to bear”) + -ος (-os, “-er: forming agent nouns”), from the legend of Saint Christopher carrying the infant Jesus across a river.

Synonyms

ChipChrisChrissyChristophChristyKitTopher

This word in other languages

Cristóbal(Español)Christophe(Français)Christoph(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchristopher
  • chhristopher
  • chirstopher
  • chrisotpher
  • chrisstopher
  • christohper
  • christopehr
  • christopherr
  • christophher
  • christophre
  • christoppher
  • christpoher
  • christtopher
  • chritsopher
  • chrristopher
  • chrsitopher
  • crhistopher
  • hcristopher

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Christopher - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cchristopher1chhristopher1chirstopher2chrisotpher2chrisstopher1christohper2christopehr2christopherr1
Edit distance from "Christopher"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Christopher"?
"Christopher" is spelled C-H-R-I-S-T-O-P-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkɹɪs.tə.fɚ/.
What does "Christopher" mean?
As a proper noun, "Christopher" means: A male given name from Ancient Greek.
What are common misspellings of "Christopher"?
Common misspellings include "cchristopher", "chhristopher", "chirstopher", "chrisotpher", "chrisstopher". The correct spelling is "Christopher".
How do you pronounce "Christopher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Christopher" is /ˈkɹɪs.tə.fɚ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Christopher"?
From Late Latin Christophorus, from Koine Greek Χρῑστόφορος (Khrīstóphoros, “carrier of Christ”), from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”) + φόρος (phóros, “carrier, bearer”), from φέρειν (phérein, “to carry, to bear”) + -ος (-os, “-er: for... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Christopher", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list