fridge
/fɹɪd͡ʒ/
"fridge" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“fridge” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,909. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #6,909
- frequency rank, English
- 2,507
- “F” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A refrigerator.
Corpus desk
Index EN-fridge · fridge · English
fridge · rank #6,909 · 9 variants · 8 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #6,909
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,507
- PHOTO-FINISH FM
Nearest frequency peer: FM (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “fridge”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- flexibility
flexibility
93,095 corpus weight
- flowing
flowing
93,094 corpus weight
- FM
FM
93,093 corpus weight
- fridge
fridge
93,092 corpus weight
- functioning
functioning
93,091 corpus weight
- fusion
fusion
93,090 corpus weight
What this shows “fridge” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fridge |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /fɹɪd͡ʒ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #6,909 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “fridge”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around fridge (IPA /fɹɪd͡ʒ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,909 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A refrigerator.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for fridge, with forms such as "ffridge", "firdge", and "frdige". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "fudge", "fringe", "frieze", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: The noun is a clipping of refrigerator, perhaps influenced by the Frigidaire brand of refrigerators, or frigerator (“(dated) refrigerator”). The spelling is likely influenced by analogy with bridge, ridge, etc. The verb is derived from the noun. The fandom … The correct English form is fridge, spelled F-R-I-D-G-E.
Definition
- 1A refrigerator.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how fridge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sweet broccolini with tofu, sesame, and cilantro […] First, marinate the tofu. In a bowl, whisk the soy sauce, chile sauce, and sesame oil together. Cut the tofu into strips about ⅜ inch / 1 cm thick, mix gently (so it doesn't break) with the marinade, and leave in the fridge for half an hour.
Etymology
The noun is a clipping of refrigerator, perhaps influenced by the Frigidaire brand of refrigerators, or frigerator (“(dated) refrigerator”). The spelling is likely influenced by analogy with bridge, ridge, etc. The verb is derived from the noun. The fandom slang verb sense alludes to the phrase "women in refrigerators" coined by the American comic book writer Gail Simone. Simone was referencing a plot point in Green Lantern (volume 3, issue 54, 1994), in which the Green Lantern's girlfriend is murdered by a villain, and her body placed in a refrigerator for him to find.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ffridge
- firdge
- frdige
- friddge
- frideg
- fridgge
- frigde
- frridge
- rfidge
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fridge - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fridge", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).