# Frederick

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈfɹɛd(ə)ɹɪk/ · frequency rank #7,691

## Definitions
1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
2. A surname.
3. A town in Weld County, Colorado.
4. A tiny city in Rice County, Kansas.
5. A city, the county seat of Frederick County, Maryland, United States.
6. A ghost town in Macomb County, Michigan.
7. An unincorporated community in Miami County, Ohio, United States.
8. A city, the county seat of Tillman County, Oklahoma, United States.
9. A town in Brown County, South Dakota.

## Etymology
From German Friedrich, Friederich and influenced by Latin Friderīcus, Frederīcus, from Old High German Fridurih, from Frankish *Friþurīk, from Proto-Germanic *Friþurīks, from *friþuz (“peace”) + *rīks (“king, ruler”), literally “peace king, peaceful ruler”.

## Easily confused with
- **Federico** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/federico-vs-frederick)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ferderick`, `ffrederick`, `frdeerick`, `fredderick`, `fredeirck`, `fredercik`, `fredericck`, `frederickk`, `frederikc`, `frederrick`, `fredreick`, `freedrick`, `frrederick`, `rfederick`

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