frithvsfrothyWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: frith is a noun, frothy is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“frith” is a noun and “frothy” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#47,063
“frith” frequency rank
#45,381
“frothy” frequency rank
92444
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature frith frothy
Definition Peace; security. Foamy or churned to the point of becoming infused with bubbles.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set frith and frothy apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
frith
6 ch
frothy

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: frith is anoun and frothyanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 92444, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

frith is recorded at frequency rank #47,063, classified as anoun, pronounced /fɹɪθ/. frothy is at rank #45,381, tagged as anadj.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 92444, this pair ranks #2,609 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of frith vs frothy

Shared letters: fhrt. Private to "frith": i. Private to "frothy": oy.

"frith" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC  ·  "frothy" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • frithffrith · friht · frithh · fritth · frrith · frtih · rfith
  • frothyffrothy · forthy · frohty · frothhy · frothyy · frotthy · frotyh · frrothy

Frequency comparison

frith#47,063
frothy#45,381

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "frith" and "frothy" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "frith" is a noun and "frothy" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "frith" or "frothy"?
"frothy" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #45,381 in our English list, against #47,063 for "frith". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering frith vs frothy

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “frith”; for an adjective, it's “frothy”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “frith” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list