Eucharist

Name: Eucharist, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˈjuːkəɹɪst/

//ˈjuːkəɹɪst// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Eucharist” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,138. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,138
frequency rank, English: 18,836
“E” headwords: 13
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper of Christ, with the physical forms of bread and usually wine which are believed by certain denominations to become Christ himself or to host his ...

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Eucharist vs eucharistic

73% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Eucharist
Property	Value
Headword	Eucharist
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈjuːkəɹɪst/
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#27,138
Misspellings tracked	13
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Eucharist” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Eucharist lands here:

#27,138

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Eucharist (IPA /ˈjuːkəɹɪst/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,138 among 18,836 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Eucharist, with forms such as "ecuharist", "eucahrist", and "euccharist". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "eucharistic", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English eukarist, from Old French, from Ecclesiastical Latin eucharistia, from Ancient Greek εὐχαριστία (eukharistía, “gratitude, giving of thanks”). Displaced native Old English hūsl. The correct English form is Eucharist, spelled E-U-C-H-A-R-I-S-T.

Definition

1
A Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper of Christ, with the physical forms of bread and usually wine which are believed by certain denominations to become Christ himself or to host his spiritual presence.
2
A Christian religious service in which this sacrament is enacted.
3
The substances received during this sacrament, namely the bread and wine, seen as Christ’s body and blood.

Etymology

From Middle English eukarist, from Old French, from Ecclesiastical Latin eucharistia, from Ancient Greek εὐχαριστία (eukharistía, “gratitude, giving of thanks”). Displaced native Old English hūsl.

This word in other languages

eucaristía(Español)eucharistie(Français)Eucharistie(Deutsch)eucaristia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ecuharist
eucahrist
euccharist
euchairst
eucharisst
eucharistt
eucharits
eucharrist
eucharsit
euchharist
euchraist
euhcarist
uecharist

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Eucharist - 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.

Edit distance from "Eucharist"

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 "Eucharist"?

"Eucharist" is spelled E-U-C-H-A-R-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈjuːkəɹɪst/.

What does "Eucharist" mean?

As a noun, "Eucharist" means: A Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper of Christ, with the physical forms of bread and usually wine which are believed by certain denominations to become Christ himself or to host his ...

What words are commonly confused with "Eucharist"?

"Eucharist" is commonly confused with "eucharistic". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Eucharist"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Eucharist" is /ˈjuːkəɹɪst/. 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 "Eucharist"?

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Using “Eucharist”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is E-U-C-H-A-R-I-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˈjuːkəɹɪst/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “eucharistic” - see the side-by-side comparison. Eucharist vs eucharistic
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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.