# geisha

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡeɪ.ʃə/ · frequency rank #37,937

## Definitions
1. A Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and calligraphy.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 芸者(げいしゃ) (geisha, “artisan”), from Middle Chinese 藝 (MC ngjiejH, “art, craft”) + 者 (MC tsyaeX, “-er”).

## Easily confused with
- **Geist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/geisha-vs-geist)

## Common misspellings (8)
`egisha`, `geihsa`, `geisah`, `geishha`, `geissha`, `gesiha`, `ggeisha`, `giesha`

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