# frieze vs Fritz

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### frieze
*noun · IPA /ˈfɹiːz/ · frequency rank #37,464*
A kind of coarse woollen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side.

### Fritz
*noun · IPA /fɹɪts/ · frequency rank #16,715*
A German person, usually male.

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