# Marissa

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /məˈɹɪsə/ · frequency rank #24,818

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Spanish, a contraction of Maria Lisa or Maria Luisa, though sometimes regarded as a re-interpretation of the name Melissa as a homophone in another European language.

## Easily confused with
- **massa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marissa-vs-massa)
- **missa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marissa-vs-missa)
- **Marius** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marissa-vs-marius)
- **Marsha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marissa-vs-marsha)
- **Marist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marissa-vs-marist)
- **melissa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marissa-vs-melissa)
- **Maria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maria-vs-marissa)
- **Maris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maris-vs-marissa)
- **marina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marina-vs-marissa)
- **Mariana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mariana-vs-marissa)

## Common misspellings (8)
`amrissa`, `mairssa`, `marisa`, `marisas`, `marrissa`, `marsisa`, `mmarissa`, `mraissa`

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