Cristina
[kɾisˈt̪ina]
The verdict
“Cristina” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #2,819 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #2,819
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nombre de pila de mujer.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Cristina |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [kɾisˈt̪ina] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #2,819 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Cristina” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for Cristina is 8 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kɾisˈt̪ina]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,819 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Cristina, with forms such as "ccristina", "cirstina", and "crisitna". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "crítica", "Cristi", "Cristián", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is Cristina, spelled C-R-I-S-T-I-N-A.
Definition
- 1Nombre de pila de mujer.
- 2Municipio español de la provincia de Badajoz.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccristina,cirstina,crisitna,crisstina,cristian,cristinna,cristnia,cristtina,critsina,crristina,crsitina,rcistina
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Cristina - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Cristina”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-R-I-S-T-I-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kɾisˈt̪ina] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “crítica” - see the side-by-side comparison. Cristina vs crítica
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.