# Teresa

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /təˈɹiː.sə/ · frequency rank #11,133

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Ancient Greek, the Spanish and Italian form of Theresa.
2. A municipality of Rizal, Philippines.

## Etymology
First recorded as the name of a fourth-century Spanish saint. Of obscure origin; suggestions include Therasia or Thera, ancient name of the Greek island Thira.

## Easily confused with
- **tres** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teresa-vs-tres)
- **terms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teresa-vs-terms)
- **tires** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teresa-vs-tires)
- **tyres** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teresa-vs-tyres)
- **terra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teresa-vs-terra)
- **Tessa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teresa-vs-tessa)
- **terse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teresa-vs-terse)
- **theres** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teresa-vs-theres)
- **Theresa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teresa-vs-theresa)
- **Tees** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tees-vs-teresa)

## Common misspellings (8)
`etresa`, `teersa`, `tereas`, `teressa`, `terresa`, `tersea`, `treesa`, `tteresa`

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