Ritz

[ʁɪt͡s]

/[ʁɪt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ritz” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,758. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,758
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - längliche, dünne, oberflächliche Beschädigung oder Verletzung

Corpus desk

Index DE-ritz · Ritz · German

Ritz · rank #29,758 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,758
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH reply

Nearest frequency peer: reply (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Ritz“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Ritz“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Ritz vs RZ
25% similar
Ritz vs rot
25% similar
Ritz vs RTL
25% similar

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

Key facts for Ritz
PropertyValue
HeadwordRitz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁɪt͡s]
Letters4
Frequency rank#29,758
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Ritz“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Ritzliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „reply“ (#29,757), „Replik“ (#29,756), „roi“ (#29,760). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Ritz“ bei #29,758. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Ritz (IPA [ʁɪt͡s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,758 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "längliche, dünne, oberflächliche Beschädigung oder Verletzung".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ritz, with forms such as "irtz", "rittz", and "ritzz". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "RZ", "rot", "RTL", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Ritz, spelled R-I-T-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    längliche, dünne, oberflächliche Beschädigung oder Verletzung

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Ritz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Wenn man den Lack nicht erneuert, entsteht am Ritz Korrosion.

Synonyms

Kratzer

This word in other languages

scratch(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • irtz
  • rittz
  • ritzz
  • rizt
  • rritz
  • rtiz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

irtz2rittz1ritzz1rizt2rritz1rtiz2
Edit distance from "Ritz"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ritz"?
"Ritz" is spelled R-I-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁɪt͡s].
What does "Ritz" mean?
As a noun, "Ritz" means: längliche, dünne, oberflächliche Beschädigung oder Verletzung
What words are commonly confused with "Ritz"?
"Ritz" is commonly confused with "RZ", "rot", "RTL". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ritz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ritz" is [ʁɪt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ritz" come from?
"Ritz" is a German 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 German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tusk#29,824lobo#29,685jour#29,647hege#29,621

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Siena6 variantsjuice6 variantsguess6 variantsETFs6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list