# Clarissa

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /kləˈɹɪsə/ · frequency rank #29,596

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Latin or Italian.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Clarissa, from Medieval Latin Clarissa; see there for more. Popularized in English by Samuel Richardson's 1748 novel Clarissa. Doublet of Clarisse.

## Easily confused with
- **charisma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/charisma-vs-clarissa)

## Common misspellings (10)
`calrissa`, `cclarissa`, `clairssa`, `clarisa`, `clarisas`, `clarrissa`, `clarsisa`, `cllarissa`, `clraissa`, `lcarissa`

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