# Tessa

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈtɛsə/ · frequency rank #23,127

## Definitions
1. A diminutive of the female given name Teresa, from Ancient Greek.

## Etymology
Contraction of Teresa.

## Easily confused with
- **TSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tessa-vs-tsa)
- **tss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tessa-vs-tss)
- **test** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tessa-vs-test)
- **toss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tessa-vs-toss)
- **tests** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tessa-vs-tests)
- **Tulsa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tessa-vs-tulsa)
- **tea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tea-vs-tessa)
- **tens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tens-vs-tessa)
- **Tees** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tees-vs-tessa)
- **Tess** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tess-vs-tessa)
- **teas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teas-vs-tessa)
- **tass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tass-vs-tessa)
- **tense** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tense-vs-tessa)
- **tesla** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tesla-vs-tessa)
- **tease** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tease-vs-tessa)
- **terra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/terra-vs-tessa)
- **terse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/terse-vs-tessa)
- **Teresa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teresa-vs-tessa)

## Common misspellings (5)
`etssa`, `tesa`, `tesas`, `tsesa`, `ttessa`

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