crista
cris·ta/ˈkɹɪstə/noun
crista is spelled C-R-I-S-T-A: 6 letters and 2 syllables (cris·ta). It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, crista means “Any of the internal compartments formed by the inner membrane of a mitochondrion, where many chemical reactions take place” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of crista is cristae; Wiktionary also lists cristæ (obsolete).
How many letters and syllables are in crista?
| Letters | 6: C-R-I-S-T-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: cris·ta |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 100,430th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is crista?
Crista appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce crista?
- /ˈkɹɪstə/
Crista has 2 syllables, split cris·ta in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with crista?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as crista.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: racist.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of crista
- cristae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crista mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the internal compartments formed by the inner membrane of a mitochondrion, where many chemical reactions take place.
- 2
A dental crest.
- 3
A crest or terminal shaft.
[…] a crista of fine hairs, between the two reddish, rounded knobs or stigmas […]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does crista come from?
From Latin crista. Doublet of crest.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).