# eric

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɛɹɪk/ · frequency rank #3,055

## Definitions
1. A fine paid as compensation for violent crimes.

## Etymology
From Irish éiric.

## Easily confused with
- **err** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eric-vs-err)
- **erm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eric-vs-erm)
- **ERS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eric-vs-ers)
- **ERP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eric-vs-erp)
- **ESC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eric-vs-esc)
- **evil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eric-vs-evil)
- **exit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eric-vs-exit)
- **Erik** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eric-vs-erik)
- **Erin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eric-vs-erin)
- **exec** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eric-vs-exec)
- **eros** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eric-vs-eros)
- **Evie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eric-vs-evie)
- **Erica** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eric-vs-erica)
- **ethic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eric-vs-ethic)
- **ERNIE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eric-vs-ernie)
- **Erika** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eric-vs-erika)
- **Erwin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eric-vs-erwin)
- **Erich** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eric-vs-erich)
- **evict** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eric-vs-evict)
- **Erick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eric-vs-erick)

## Common misspellings (5)
`eirc`, `erci`, `ericc`, `erric`, `reic`

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