Christmas

\ˈkɹɪs.məs\

/\ˈkɹɪs.məs\/ name

The verdict

“Christmas” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #26,668. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,668
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Noël (fête).

Corpus desk

Index FR-christmas · Christmas · French

Christmas · rank #26,668 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #26,668
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH chief

Nearest frequency peer: chief (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Christmas »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Christmas » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Christmas vs Christian
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Christmas
PropertyValue
HeadwordChristmas
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ˈkɹɪs.məs\
Letters9
Frequency rank#26,668
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Christmas »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Christmasse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « chief » (#26,667), « chicken » (#26,666), « Clotilde » (#26,670). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « Christmas » est au #26,668. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Christmas (IPA \ˈkɹɪs.məs\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #26,668 among 8,609 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Noël (fête).".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Christmas, with forms such as "cchristmas", "chhristmas", and "chirstmas". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Christian", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Christmas, spelled C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Noël (fête).

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cchristmas
  • chhristmas
  • chirstmas
  • chrismtas
  • chrisstmas
  • christams
  • christmass
  • christmmas
  • christmsa
  • christtmas
  • chritsmas
  • chrristmas
  • chrsitmas
  • crhistmas
  • hcristmas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Christmas - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cchristmas1chhristmas1chirstmas2chrismtas2chrisstmas1christams2christmass1christmmas1
Edit distance from "Christmas"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Christmas"?
"Christmas" is spelled C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈkɹɪs.məs\.
What does "Christmas" mean?
As a proper noun, "Christmas" means: Noël (fête).
What words are commonly confused with "Christmas"?
"Christmas" is commonly confused with "Christian". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Christmas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Christmas" is \ˈkɹɪs.məs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Christmas" come from?
"Christmas" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Christmas", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list