Christopher
/ˈkɹɪs.tə.fɚ/
"christopher" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Christopher” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #4,928 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #4,928
- frequency rank, English
- 11
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A male given name from Ancient Greek.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Christopher |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɹɪs.tə.fɚ/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #4,928 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Christopher” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Christopher is 11 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈkɹɪs.tə.fɚ/. Corpus data places it at rank #4,928 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 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
- 1A male given name from Ancient Greek.
- 2A surname originating as a patronymic.
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.
This word in other languages
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.
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 “Christopher”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-H-R-I-S-T-O-P-H-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈkɹɪs.tə.fɚ/ (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.