# Freya

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈfɹeɪə/ · frequency rank #31,180

## Definitions
1. Alternative form of Freyja.
2. A female given name from Old Norse of mostly British usage.

## Etymology
Scottish form of Old Norse Freyja (“mistress, lady”).

## Easily confused with
- **fry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/freya-vs-fry)
- **Frida** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/freya-vs-frida)
- **Frieda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/freya-vs-frieda)
- **fra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fra-vs-freya)
- **fey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fey-vs-freya)
- **free** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/free-vs-freya)
- **Fred** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fred-vs-freya)
- **flea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flea-vs-freya)
- **fray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fray-vs-freya)
- **fret** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fret-vs-freya)
- **Frey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/frey-vs-freya)
- **FEMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fema-vs-freya)
- **feta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/feta-vs-freya)
- **fresh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fresh-vs-freya)
- **freak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/freak-vs-freya)
- **freed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/freed-vs-freya)
- **Freud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/freud-vs-freya)
- **frees** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/frees-vs-freya)
- **freer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/freer-vs-freya)
- **frets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/frets-vs-freya)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ferya`, `ffreya`, `freay`, `freyya`, `frreya`, `fryea`, `rfeya`

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