# Francesca

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /fɹænˈsɛskə/ · frequency rank #19,342

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

## Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Francesca (“Frances”), the feminine form of Francesco (“Francis”), from Late Latin Franciscus, from Francia (“France”) + -iscus (“-ish”). Doublet of Frances.

## Easily confused with
- **Francisco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/francesca-vs-francisco)
- **Francesco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/francesca-vs-francesco)
- **Franciscan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/francesca-vs-franciscan)
- **Frances** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/frances-vs-francesca)

## Common misspellings (14)
`farncesca`, `ffrancesca`, `fracnesca`, `franccesca`, `francecsa`, `francesac`, `francescca`, `francessca`, `francseca`, `franecsca`, `franncesca`, `frnacesca`, `frrancesca`, `rfancesca`

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