# Krista

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #35,379

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

## Etymology
A spelling variant of Christa, a modern short form of Christina, partly borrowed from German Christa.

## Easily confused with
- **Kristy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/krista-vs-kristy)
- **Kristi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/krista-vs-kristi)
- **Kristen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/krista-vs-kristen)
- **Kristin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/krista-vs-kristin)
- **Krystal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/krista-vs-krystal)
- **Kristina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/krista-vs-kristina)
- **kris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kris-vs-krista)
- **Kita** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kita-vs-krista)
- **Keisha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/keisha-vs-krista)
- **Krishna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/krishna-vs-krista)

## Common misspellings (9)
`kirsta`, `kkrista`, `krisat`, `krissta`, `kristta`, `kritsa`, `krrista`, `krsita`, `rkista`

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