# Curtis

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkɝtɪs/ · frequency rank #7,784

## Definitions
1. An English surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for a refined or courtly person.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A number of places in the United States:
4. A number of places in the United States:
5. A number of places in the United States:
6. A number of places in the United States:
7. A number of places in the United States:
8. A municipality in A Coruña province, Galicia, Spain.

## Etymology
From Old French corteis and curteis (Modern French courtois (“polite, courteous”). Doublet of courteous.

## Easily confused with
- **cuts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curtis-vs-cuts)
- **cutie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curtis-vs-cutie)
- **curves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curtis-vs-curves)
- **Curtiss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curtis-vs-curtiss)
- **curt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curt-vs-curtis)
- **Cris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cris-vs-curtis)
- **Chris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chris-vs-curtis)
- **carts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carts-vs-curtis)
- **cunts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cunts-vs-curtis)
- **cults** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cults-vs-curtis)
- **curie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curie-vs-curtis)
- **curia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curia-vs-curtis)
- **courts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/courts-vs-curtis)
- **curses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curses-vs-curtis)
- **currie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/currie-vs-curtis)
- **Curtin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curtin-vs-curtis)
- **Cortes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cortes-vs-curtis)
- **curtain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curtain-vs-curtis)
- **curtail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curtail-vs-curtis)
- **curtains** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curtains-vs-curtis)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ccurtis`, `crutis`, `curits`, `currtis`, `curtsi`, `curttis`, `cutris`, `ucrtis`

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